'Tis better that a man's own works, than that another man's words should praise him

Sweet words are like honey, a little may refresh, but too much gluts the stomach.

One stumble is enough to deface the character of an honorable life.

It may serve as a comfort to us, in all our calamities and afflictions, that he that loses anything and gets wisdom by it is a gainer by the loss

Some read books only with a view to find fault, while others read only to be taught; the former are like venomous spiders, extracting a poisonous quality, where the latter, like the bees, sip out a sweet and profitable juice

We make mistakes the gratuitous blessings of heaven for the fruits of our industry