"2762. In Matters of Slander, thou oughtest to suspend thy Judgment, and examine the Thing ; and not, as the common Custom is, persuade thyself, that common Report is sufficient warrant for the Truth of the Matters. Popular Opinion is the greatest Lie in the World."

"2911. It is as natural to die, as to be born."

"3031. It is Wit to pick a Lock, and steal a Horse ; but it is Wisdom to let it alone."

"2782. If you run after two Hares, you will catch neither."

"2759. If you have no Enemies, it’s a sign Fortune has forgot you."

"2788. If you sleep till Noon, you have no right to complain that the Days are short."

"2763. Avoid Men that are Hot and Quarrelsome ; they will affront thee for nothing, and urge Things beyond Reason and Measure. They will bring thee into Troubles, which thou wilt not easily get out of. Keeping Company with such is living with Wolves, Bears, and Tygers."

"2742. Shew not thyself joyful and pleased at the Misfortunes of any Man, tho' thou hatest him ; It argues a mischevious Mind, and that thou hadst a Desire to have done it thyself, if thou hadst had Power or Opportunity to thy Will."

"2986. See that thou be alway a doing of something, and be ever ashamed to catch thyself idle : The idle man is content to anticipate Death, by being out of Motion ; but high Souls, like the Heaven they come from, move continually, and are uncapable of Rest, until they rest there."

"2801. If you would know the value of a Ducat, try to borrow one."

"3051. Jack of all Trades is of no Trade."

"3387. Men apt to promise, are apt to forget."

"2592. I can't be your Friend, and your Flatterer too."

"2580. Hypocrisy is a Sort of Homage, that Vice pays to Virtue."

"2629. I took him for a Worm ; but he prov'd a Serpent."

"2569. Hunger is the best Sauce."

"2609. Never think that the Things thou wantest will cure thee of thy Discontents ; for they will enlarge thy Desires, and make the Wounds wider. The Way to think we have enough, is not to desire to have too much."

"2571. Hunger scarce kills any ; but Gluttony and Drunkenness, Multitudes."

"2649. I will not touch her with a Pair of Tongs."

"2534. Honesty is the best Policy."

"2523. Home is home, be it never so homely."

"2541. Hope is a good Breakfast, but a bad Supper."

"2683. Have a Care of him that is slow to anger, for like as green Wood which is long in kindling, continueth hot longer than the dry, if it have once taken Fire : So that Man, who is not easily moved is more hard to be pacify'd, than he that is quickly provoked."

"2445. He's a Slave, that cannot command himself."

"2542. Hope is as cheap as Despair."

"2666. If Afflictions refine some, they consume others."

"5545. When all is gone, Repentance comes too late."

"5516. Whatsoever Time does, it undoes."

"5499. What is the Use of Patience, if we cannot find it when we want it?"

"5519. What the Eye sees not, the Heart rues not."

"5466. Weeds want no sowing."

"2245. He that payeth beforehand, shall have his Work ill done."

"5481. What cannot be alter'd, must be borne, not blam’d."

"2248. He that plants Trees, loves others besides himself."

"2591. If I leave thee a moderate Fortune, as my Father left me, and thou provest wise and virtuous, it will be sufficient. It's none of the least of God's Favours, that Wealth comes not trolling in upon us ; for many of us should have been worse, if our Estates had been better."

"2420. He wrongs not an old Man, who steals his Supper from him."

"5485. What costs little, is less esteemed."

"2289. He that scattereth Thorns, must not go Barefoot."

"2350. He that will not be counselled, cannot be helped."

"2308. He that spares the Bad, injures the Good."

"5515. What's sowed in Youth, will be reaped in Age."

"2597. Keep thy Judgment to thyself. Why should others know what thou art? or paraphrase upon thy Opinion? Herein thou hast the Advantage of changing thy Mind when thou art mistaken, and yet continue ( for ought others know ) in the same Mind."

"5536. When a Man is set upon his own Ruin, 'tis in vain to reason with him."