“It’s a pretty mean traveler who destroys the bridge which has served his purpose; there are other brother-travelers.”
“With money you can yell like a lion; without it you must squeak like a mouse.”
“There were two fools: one when he was poor thought of days of riches; the other when he was rich never thought of days of poverty.”
“A kind stranger at hand is better than a cold relative afar.”
“Repentance is only good when it looks forward.”
“Be hard on yourself and easy on your fellows.”
“The same thing can be fact to a friend and fiction to a foe.”
“Rough food is strongest, as rough wool is warmest.”
“Emulation is only proper in charities.”
“Charity is like smoking, hard to learn and hard to stop.”