In Success Be Moderate.

In General, Mankind, Since The Improvement Of Cookery, Eats Twice As Much As Nature Requires.

Private Property ... Is A Creature Of Society, And Is Subject To The Calls Of That Society, Whenever Its Necessities Shall Require It, Even To Its Last Farthing, Its Contributors Therefore To The Public Exigencies Are Not To Be Considered A Benefit On The Public, Entitling The Contributors To The Distinctions Of Honor And Power, But As The Return Of An Obligation Previously Received, Or As Payment For A Just Debt.

Better Slip With Foot Than Tongue.

Rather Go To Bed With Out Dinner Than To Rise In Debt.

I Grew Convinced That Truth, Sincerity And Integrity In Dealings Between Man And Man Were Of The Utmost Importance To The Felicity Of Life, And I Formed Written Resolutions . . . To Practice Them Ever While I Lived.