The first day one is a guest, the second a burden, and the third a pest.

They that have lived a single day have lived an age.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.

A mediocre mind thinks it writes divinely; a good mind thinks it writes reasonably

Liberality lies less in giving liberally than in the timeliness of the gift.

There are only two ways by which to rise in this world, either by one's own industry or by the stupidity of others.