Be Wise; Soar Not Too High To

Without Good Company All Dainties Lose Their True Relish, And Like Painted Grapes, Are Only Seen, Not Tasted.

A Diamond, Though Set In Horns, Is Still A Diamond, And Sparkles In Purest Gold.

As The Index Tells Us The Contents Of Stories And Directs To The Particular Chapter, Even So Does The Outward Habit And Superficial Order Of Garments (in Man Or Woman) Give Us A Taste Of The Spirit, And Demonstratively Point (as It Were A Manual Note From The Margin) All The Internal Quality Of The Soul; And There Cannot Be A More Evident, Palpable, Gross Manifestation Of Poor, Degenerate, Dunghilly Blood And Breeding Than A Rude, Unpolished, Disordered, And Slovenly Outside.

He Is Not Valiant That Dares Lie; But He That Boldly Bears Calamity.

True Dignity Is Never Gained By Place, And Never Lost When Honors Are Withdrawn.