Think Of The Ills From Which You

An Accession Of Wealth Is A Dangerous Predicament For A Man. At First He Is Stunned If The Accession Be Sudden, And Is Very Humble And Very Grateful. Then He Begins To Speak A Little Louder, People Think Him More Sensible, And Soon He Thinks Himself So.

When A Founder Has Cast A Bell He Does Not Presently Fix It In The Steeple, But Tries It With His Hammer, And Beats It On Every Side To See If There Be Any Flaw In It. So Christ Doth Not Presently After He Hath Converted A Man, Convey Him To Heaven; But Suffers Him First To Be Beaten Upon By Many Temptations And Then Exalts Him To His Crown.

If There Is Any Person To Whom You Feel A Dislike, That Is The Person Of Whom You Ought Never To Speak.

A Wise Man Looks Upon Men As He Does On Horses; All Their Caparisons Of Title, Wealth, And Place, He Considers But As Harness.

All Extremes Are Error. The Reverse Of Error Is Not Truth, But Error Still. Truth Lies Between Extremes.