The virtue which requires to be ever guarded is scarcely worth the sentinel

The weakest soul, within itself unstablest, Leans for all pleasure on anther's breast

Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law

Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the ground, diffuse their balmy sweets around

Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy after

Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw

All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little

Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook

Hope, like the gleaming taper's light, adorns and cheers our way; and still, as darker grows the night, emits a brighter ray