Know In The First Place, That Mankind

Depend On No Man, On No Friend But Him Who Can Depend On Himself. He Only Who Acts Conscientiously Toward Himself, Will Act So Toward Others.

Be Certain That He Who Has Betrayed Thee Once Will Betray Thee Again.

Take Here The Grand Secret; If Not Of Pleasing All, Yet Of Displeasing None, And Court Mediocrity, Avoid Originality, And Sacrifice To Fashion.

A Fop Of Fashion Is The Mercer's Friend, The Tailor's Fool, And His Own Foe.

He Who Reforms Himself Has Done More Towards Reforming The Public Than A Crowd Or Noisy, Impotent Patriots.