To The Generality Of Men

Thy Modesty 's A Candle To Thy Merit.

A Good Countenance Is A Letter Of Recommendation.

There Cannot Be A Move Glorious Object In Creation Than A Human Being Replete With Benevolence, Meditating In What Manner He Might Render Himself Most Acceptable To His Creator By Doing Most Good To His Creatures.

The Prudence Of The Best Heads Is Often Defeated By Tenderness Of The Best Hearts.

Prudence Is A Duty Which We Owe Ourselves, And If We Will Be So Much Our Own Enemies As To Neglect It, We Are Not To Wonder If The World Is Deficient In Discharging Their Duty To Us; For When A Man Lays The Foundation Of His Own Ruin, Others Too Often Are Apt To Build Upon It.