Laws Too Gentle Are Seldom Obeyed; Too

In This World Nothing Can Be Said To Be Certain, Except Death And Taxes.

Men Are Subject To Various Inconveniences Merely Through Lack Of A Small Share Of Courage, Which Is A Quality Very Necessary In The Common Occurrences Of Life, As Well As In A Battle. How Many Impertinences Do We Daily Suffer With Great Uneasiness, Because We Have Not Courage Enough To Discover Our Dislike.

When You Incline To Have New Clothes, Look First Well Over The Old Ones, And See If You Cannot Shift With Them Another Year, Either By Scouring, Mending, Or Even Patching If Necessary. Remember, A Patch On Your Coat, And Money In Your Pocket, Is Better And More Creditable, Than A Writ On Your Back, And No Money To Take It Off.

In Short, The Way To Wealth, If You Desire It, Is As Plain As The Way To Market. It Depends Chiefly On Two Works, Industry And Frugality.

My Rule, In Which I Have Always Found Satisfaction, Is, Never To Turn Aside In Public Affairs Through Views Of Private Interest; But To Go Straight Forward In Doing What Appears To Me Right At The Time, Leaving The Consequences With Providence.