Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one.

Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.

Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others.

Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.

The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.

In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge.

Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.

Know the true value of time snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it.

Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded.