A good End cannot sanctifie evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.

A wise neuter joins with neither, but uses both as his honest interest leads him.

Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down without one.

Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.

Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.

Believe nothing against another but on good authority; and never report what may hurt another, unless it be a greater hurt to some other to conceal it.

Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen.

For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.

Hasty resolutions are of the nature of vows, and to be equally avoided.

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end.