You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and delicatest ways, improve yourself.

Do not employ handsome servants.

Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.

Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.

Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.

When you go to buy, use your eyes, not your ears.

Drink nothing without seeing it; sign nothing without reading it.

A full cup must be carried steadily.

Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.

Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.