Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.
Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.
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.
Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow.
Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.
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.
To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination.
In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it – thou art a fool.
The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.
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.