Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in a few words.
Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
To sway an audience, you must watch them as you speak.
You will find that the mere resolve not to be useless, and the honest desire to help other people, will, in the quickest and delicatest ways, improve yourself.
Do not employ handsome servants.
Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become an enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.
Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.
Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.