Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
Do not be awe struck by other people and try to copy them. Nobody can be you as efficiently as you can.
The better part of valor is discretion, in the which better part I have saved my life.
The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons.
I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.
Humor is also a way of saying something serious.
That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.