In America, They Do Not Inquire Of

Wise Men Don't Need Advice. Fools Won't Take It.

That Man Alone Loves Himself Rightly Who Procures The Greatest Possible Good To Himself Through The Whole Of His Existence And So Pursues Pleasure As Not To Give For It More Than It Is Worth.

And As To The Cares, They Are Chiefly What Attend The Bringing Up Of Children; And I Would Ask Any Man Who Has Experienced It, If They Are Not The Most Delightful Cares In The World; And If From That Particular Alone, He Does Not Find The Bliss Of A Double State Much Greater, Instead Of Being Less Than He Expected.

Be At War With Your Vices, At Peace With Your Neighbors, And Let Every New Year Find You A Better Man.

Speak With Contempt Of None, From Slave To King, The Meanest Bee Hath, And Will Use, A Sting.