"A man should fix his affections upon a girl who is of good family, whose parents are alive, and who is three years or more younger than himself. She should be born of a highly respectable family, possessed of wealth, well connected, and with many relations and friends. She should also be beautiful, of a good disposition, with lucky marks on her body, and with good hair, nails, teeth, ears, eyes and breasts, neither more nor less than they ought to be, and no one of them entirely wanting, and not troubled with a sickly body. The man should, of course, also possess these qualities himself."

"If variety is sought in all the arts and amusements, such as archery and others, how much more should it be sought after in the art of love."

"Man, the period of whose life is one hundred years, should practise Dharma, Artha, and Kama at different times and in such a manner that they may harmonize, and not clash in any way. He should acquire learning in his childhood; in his youth and middle age he should attend to Artha and Kama, and in his old age he should perform Dharma, and thus seek to gain Moksha, that is, release from further transmigration."

"Computer literate executive still demonstrates the effectiveness of similarities between the working dialogue."

"You can demonstrate a program for an executive, but you can't make him computer literate."

"A well-written program is its own heaven; a poorly-written program is its own hell."

"Without the wind, the grass does not move. Without software, hardware is useless."

"When you have learned to snatch the error code from the trap frame, it will be time for you to leave."

"Fools need Advice most, but wise Men only are the better for it."

"To serve the Publick faithfully, and at the same time please it entirely, is impracticable."

"In a corrupt Age, the putting the World in order would breed Confusion; then e'en mind your own Business."

"Good-Will, like the Wind, floweth where it listeth."

"When you're an Anvil, hold you still; When you're a Hammer, strike your Fill."

"The Way to see by Faith, is to shut the Eye of Reason: The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle."

"Silence is not always a Sign of Wisdom, but Babbling is ever a Mark of Folly."

"The first Mistake in publick Business, is the going into it."

"Half the Truth is often a great Lie."

"He that's content, hath enough; He that complains, has too much."

"Content is the Philosopher's Stone, that turns all it touches into Gold."

"You may delay, but Time will not."

"Virtue may not always make a Face handsome, but Vice will certainly make it ugly."

"Great Modesty often hides great Merit."

"When Knaves betray each other, one can scarce be blamed, or the other pitied."

"With bounteous Cheer, Conclude the Year."

"Rob not God, nor the Poor, lest thou ruin thyself; the Eagle snatcht a Coal from the Altar, but it fired her Nest."

"Get what you can, and what you get, hold; 'Tis the Stone that will turn all your Lead into Gold."

"Thus the old Gentleman ended his Harangue. The People heard it, and approved the Doctrine, and immediately practised the contrary, just as if it had been a common Sermon; for the Vendue opened, and they began to buy extravagantly, notwithstanding all his Cautions, and their own Fear of Taxes. — I found the good Man had thoroughly studied my Almanacks, and digested all I had dropt on those Topicks during the Course of Five-and-twenty Years. The frequent Mention he made of me must have tired any one else, but my Vanity was wonderfully delighted with it, though I was conscious that not a tenth Part of the Wisdom was my own which he ascribed to me, but rather the Gleanings I had made of the Sense of all Ages and Nations. However, I resolved to be the better for the Echo of it; and though I had at first determined to buy Stuff for a new Coat, I went away resolved to wear my old One a little longer. Reader, if thou wilt do the same, thy Profit will be as great as mine."

"They that won't be counselled, can't be helped."

"Experience keeps a dear School, but Fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that."

"When you have got the Philosopher's Stone, sure you will no longer complain of bad Times, or the Difficulty of paying Taxes."

"Pride that dines on Vanity sups on Contempt."

"Away then, with your expensive follies, and you will not have then so much reason to complain of hard times, heavy taxes, and chargeable families."

"For want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the Enemy, all for want of Care about a Horse-shoe Nail."

"Want of Care does us more Damage than Want of Knowledge."

"He that lives upon Hope will die fasting."

"Lost Time is never found again; and what we call Time-enough, always proves little enough: Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the Purpose; so by Diligence shall we do more with less Perplexity. Sloth makes all Things difficult, but Industry all easy"

"There will be sleeping enough in the Grave."

"Sloth, like Rust, consumes faster than Labour wears, while the used Key is always bright."

"Father Abraham stood up, and reply'd, If you'd have my Advice, I'll give it you in short, for a Word to the Wise is enough, and many Words won't fill a Bushel, as Poor Richard says. They join'd in desiring him to speak his Mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows; "Friends, says he, and Neighbours, the Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only Ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much by our Pride, and four times as much by our Folly, and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However let us hearken to good Advice, and something may be done for us; God helps them that help themselves, as Poor Richard says, in his Almanack of 1733. It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one tenth Part of their Time, to be employed in its Service. But Idleness taxes many of us much more, if we reckon all that is spent in absolute Sloth, or doing of nothing, with that which is spent in idle Employments or Amusements, that amount to nothing. Sloth, by bringing on Diseases, absolutely shortens Life."

"In my Rambles, where I am not personally known, I have frequently heard one or other of my Adages repeated, with, as Poor Richard says, at the End on't; this gave me some Satisfaction, as it showed not only that my Instructions were regarded, but discovered likewise some Respect for my Authority; and I own, that to encourage the Practice of remembering and repeating those wise Sentences, I have sometimes quoted myself with great Gravity."

"Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other."

"It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright."

"Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore."

"A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his nose to the grindstone."

"He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing."

"A little neglect may breed mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost."

"Three removes are as bad as a fire."

"Never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day."

"Plough deep while sluggards sleep."

"Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."