Give me 26 lead soldiers and I will conquer the world.
It is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel.
Life is a kind of chess.
I think that humanity brings much misery on itself by the false value they put on things.
Idle hands are the devil’s playthings.
Human happiness comes not from infrequent pieces of good fortune, but from the small improvements to daily life.
Spare when young, and spend when old.
The foundation of all happiness in thinking rightly.
Without industry and frugality, nothing will do; with them, everything.
It is observable that God has often called men to places of dignity and honor when they have been busy in the honest employment of their vocation.
A change of fortune hurts a wise man no more than a change of the moon.
If you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm. Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants to see us happy.
Knowledge of the investment is most profitable.
We can defer, yet time is most certainly not.
Where security exists, liberty and opportunity do not.
Snowy winter, a plentiful harvest.
Two passions have powerful influence on the affairs of men: the love of power and the love of money.
A virtuous and industrious people may be cheaply governed.
In short, the way to wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two works, industry and frugality.
Let thy maid servant be faithful, strong, and homely.