We Are, In Truth, More Than Half

Firmness Of Purpose Is One Of The Best Instruments Of Success.

Great Merit Or Great Failings Will Make You Respected Or Despised; But Trifles, Little Attentions, Mere Nothings, Either Done Or Neglected, Will Make You Either Liked Or Disliked, In The General Run Of The World. Examine Yourself, Why You Like Such And Such People And Dislike Such And Such Others; And You Will Find That Those Different Sentiments Proceed From Very Slight Causes.

Frequent And Loud Laughter Is The Characteristic Of Folly And Ill Manners.

In My Mind, There Is Nothing So Illiberal, And So Ill-bred, As Audible Laughter.

Patience Is The Most Necessary Quality For Business, Many A Man Would Rather You Heard His Story Than Grant His Request.