“Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in.”

“He that hath a calling, hath an office of profit and honor.”

“That is simple. In the Colonies we issue our own money. It is called Colonial Scrip. We issue it in proper proportion to the demands of trade and industry to make the products pass easily from the producers to the consumers. In this manner creating for ourselves our own paper money, we control its purchasing power, and we have no interest to pay.”

“Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that; for it is true we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct.”

“Old boys have their playthings as well as young ones; the difference is only in the price.”

“Lend less than you owe.”

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”

“Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.”