William Cobbett

To live well, to enjoy all things that make life pleasant, is the right of every man who constantly uses his strength judiciously and lawfully.

There never yet was, and never will be, a nation permanently great, consisting, for the greater part, of wretched and miserable families.

Never - no, not for one moment - believe that any human being, with sense in his skull, will love or respect you on account of your fine or costly clothes.

Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request._x000D_ _x000D_ It is by attempting to reach the top in a single leap that so much misery is produced in the world.