“An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife.”

“Never take a wife till thou hast a house(and a fire) to put her in.”

“He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed.”

“Were I a Roman Catholic, perhaps I should on this occasion vow to build a chapel to some saint, but as I am not, if I were to vow at all, it should be to build a light-house.[Letter to his wife, 17 July 1757, after narrowly avoiding a shipwreck; often misquoted as "Lighthouses are more helpful than churches."]”

“There are two ways to increase your wealth. Increase your means or decrease your wants. The best is to do both at the same time.”

“Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.”

“To all apparent beauties blind, each blemish strikes an envious mind.”