"Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank." — Jean de la Bruyere

The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.

There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience.

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.