“Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. ”

“If we wished to gain contentment, we might try such rules as these: 1. Allow thyself to complain of nothing, not even of the weather. 2. Never picture thyself to thyself under any circumstances in which thou art not. 3. Never compare thine own lot with that of another. 4. Never allow thyself to dwell on the wish that this or that had been, or were, otherwise than it was, or is. God Almighty loves thee better and more wisely than thou dost thyself. 5. Never dwell on the morrow. Remember that it is God's, not thine. The heaviest part of sorrow often is to look forward to it. "The Lord will provide.”

“A friendship founded on business is better than a business founded on friendship”

“It's better to have a few faithful friends than numerous shallow friendships.”

“Know thyself,’ said Socrates.Know thyself,’ said Sappho, ‘and make sure that the Church never finds out.”

“Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.”