“Work while it is called today for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow.”

“Never leave till tomorrow that which you can do today.”

“Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.”

“One today is worth two tomorrows”

“If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.”

“A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.”

“I advise you to apply to all those whom you know will give something; next, to those whom you are uncertain whether they will give any thing or not, and show them the list of those who have given; and, lastly, do not neglect those who you are sure will give nothing, for in some of them you may be mistaken.”