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

“Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.”

“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.”

“Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.”

“Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various facets of them.”

“Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one.”

“Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked.”

“Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not merely pull it out and strike it merely to show that you have one.”

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

“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.”