To Be Poor And Independent Is Very

Another Great Evil Arising From This Desire To Be Thought Rich; Or Rather, From The Desire Not To Be Thought Poor, Is The Destructive Thing Which Has Been Honored By The Name Of "speculation"; But Which Ought To Be Called Gambling.

Never Esteem Men On Account Of Their Riches Or Their Station. Respect Goodness, Find It Where You May.

The Norfolk People Are Quick And Smart In Their Motions And Their Speaking. Very Neat And Trim In All Their Farming Concerns And Very Skilful. Their Land Is Good, Their Roads Are Level, And The Bottom Of Their Soil Is Dry, To Be Sure; And These Are Great Advantages; But They Are Diligent And Make The Most Of Everything.

Sit Down To Write What You Have Thought, And Not To Think What You Shall Write.

It Is No Small Mischief To A Boy, That Many Of The Best Years Of His Life Should Be Devoted To The Learning Of What Can Never Be Of Any Real Use To Any Human Being. His Mind Is Necessarily Rendered Frivolous And Superficial By The Long Habit Of Attaching Importance To Words Instead Of Things; To Sound Instead Of Sense.