For Every Minute Spent In Organizing, An

This Gave Me Occasion To Observe, That When Men Are Employ'd They Are Best Contented. For On The Days They Work'd They Were Good-natur'd And Chearful; And With The Consciousness Of Having Done A Good Days Work They Spent The Evenings Jollily; But On The Idle Days They Were Mutinous And Quarrelsome, Finding Fault With Their Pork, The Bread, And In Continual Ill-humour. (autobiography, 1771)

Poverty Wants Some Things, Luxury Many Things, Avarice All Things

Get What You Can, And What You Get Hold; 'tis The Stone That Will Turn All Your Lead Into Gold.

The Cunning Man Steals A Horse, The Wise Man Lets Him Alone.

Little Boats Should Keep Near Shore