Electrical matter differs from common matter in this, that the parts of the latter mutually attract, those of the former mutually repel each other..

Pride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of..

He that's content hath enough..

Mine is better than ours..

Unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned... they will soon so outnumber us, that all the advantages we have, will not in my Opinion be ….

Look before, or you'll find yourself behind..

In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mor….

Alas, I know if I ever became truly humble, I would be proud of it..

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

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom spun too fine..

It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be much less frequent..

When men and woman die, as poets sung, his heart's the last part moves, her last, the tongue..

That Quantity that is sufficient, the Stomach can perfectly concoct and digest, and it sufficeth the due Nourishment of the Body..

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals..

Acquire Riches by Industry and Frugality..

And as to the Cares, they are chiefly what attend the bringing up of Children; and I would ask any Man who has experienced it, if they are not the mo….

The Sting of a reproach, is the Truth of it..

Without justice, courage is weak..

There is nothing wrong with retirement as long as one doesn't allow it to interfere with one's work..

She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth..

An honest Man will receive neither Money nor Praise that is not his due..