Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

We cannot command Nature except by obeying her.

What is truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer.

When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative.

Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.

Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

Wives are young men's mistresses, companions for middle age, and old men's nurses.

Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.

Young people are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for counsel; and more fit for new projects than for settled business.

The correlative to loving our neighbors as ourselves is hating ourselves as we hate our neighbors.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise.

Fashion is only the attempt to realize art in living forms and social intercourse.

Knowledge and human power are synonymous.