Rashness Attends Youth, As Prudence Does Old

All Men Have A Feeling, That They Would Rather You Told Them A Civil Lie Than Give Them A Point Blank Refusal.... If You Make A Promise, The Thing Is Still Uncertain, Depends On A Future Day, And Concerns But Few People; But If You Refuse You Alienate People To A Certainty And At Once, And Many People Too.

Who Can Love The Man He Fears. Or By Who He Thinks He Is Himself Feared?

No One Can Speak Well, Unless He Thoroughly Understands His Subject.

As Fire When Thrown Into Water Is Cooled Down And Put Out, So Also A False Accusation When Brought Against A Man Of The Purest And Holiest Character, Boils Over And Is At Once Dissipated, And Vanishes.

Prosperity Demands Of Us More Prudence And Moderation Than Adversity.