“In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.”

“Whoever incites anger has a strong insurance against indifference.”

“Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.”

“The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.”

“In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.”

“To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination.”

“The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it. ”

“Women are only children of a larger growth. A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humours and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but he neither consults them about, nor trusts them with, serious matters.”

“Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.”

“Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow.”

“Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”