Always praise veracity and honesty; they are useful qualities in others.
The louder you condemn dissimulation, the less you will be suspected of it.
Be virtuous; nothing so enables you to appear superior to those around you.
If you are stingy, do not pretend to be generous; the effort will betray you.
When people express surprise at your meanness, it shows that you must have established a reputation for liberality.
Punctuality is excellent; but the man who comes last to an engagement is the only one who is not kept waiting.
The value of time is its value to yourself.
The simplest device to capture other people’s money is to let them think that they can capture yours.
Truth is bright and strong; too bright for most eyes, and too strong to be administered without dilution.
The man who attends the funeral of his own reputation often has a jolly wake.