“Next to sound judgment, diamonds and pearls are the rarest things in the world”

“Undoubtedly a man is to labor to better his condition, but first to better himself”

“They that have lived a single day have lived an age”

“We are valued in this world at the rate we desire to be valued”

“Things are worth what they will fetch at a sale”

“One wise man's verdict outweighs all the fools”