 Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God. |
| There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money. |
| When befriended, remember it; when you befriend, forget it. |
| He that speaks much, is much mistaken. |
| A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges. |
| One today is worth two tomorrows. |
| Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure. |
| Work as if you were to live a hundred years. Pray as if you were to die tomorrow. |
| Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. |
| He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals. |
| Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting. |
| Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed. |
| If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality. |
| Energy and persistence conquer all things. |
| Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours. |
| If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone. |
| Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them. |
| Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out. |
| I guess I don't so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and old. |
| Hunger is the best pickle. |
