None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault, or acknowledge himself in an error.

Serving God is doing good to man, but praying is thought an easier service and therefore more generally chosen.

Beware of the little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.

The man who achieves makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing

It's common for Men to give 6 pretended Reasons instead of one real one.

Good counsel failing men can give, for why? He that's aground knows where the shoal doth lie