When One Is At Play, One Should

The Only Sure Way Of Avoiding These Evils [vanity And Boasting] Is Never To Speak Of Yourself At All. But When, Historically, Youare Obliged To Mention Yourself, Take Care Not To Drop One Single Word That Can Directly Or Indirectly Be Construed As Fishing For Applause.

The Rich Are Always Advising The Poor, But The Poor Seldom Return The Compliment.

Fear Invites Danger; Concealed Cowards Insult Known Ones.

Enjoy Pleasures, But Let Them Be Your Own, And Then You Will Taste Them.

Buy Good Books, And Read Them; The Best Books Are The Commonest, And The Last Editions Are Always The Best, If The Editors Are Not Blockheads.