If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone. 1599 In ascending the hill of prosperity, may we never meet a friend. 1600 Prosperity makes friends; Adversity tries them. --_Publius Syrus._ 1601 Prosperity makes some friends, and what is too true, many enemies. 1602 Prosperity in business is not always a sign or proof of the rectitude of one's principles. 1603 It shows a weak mind not to bear prosperity as well as adversity, with moderation. 1604 We are pleased with one who instantly assents to our opinions; but we love a proselyte. --_Sir. A. Helps._ 1605 JAPANESE PROVERBS. He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is humble. Teach him. * * * * * He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep. Wake him. * * * * * He who knows, and knows that he knows, is a wise man. Follow him. 1606 Punctuality is one of the characteristics of politeness. He who does not keep his appointments promptly, is hardly fit for the society of gentlemen. 1607 Punctuality begets Confidence and Respect. --_From the German._ 1607a PUNCTUALITY AS A VIRTUE. It is neither polite nor honest to be behind hand when one can just as easily be on time. An artist solicited and obtained permission to paint a portrait of Queen Victoria. The hour and place for the important undertaking were named. Promptly the queen was present; but the artist was not when the hour came. He arrived at length, but too late, for her majesty had departed, leaving a message that she would not return. The queen had kept her promise, but the artist had failed to keep his, and thus lost the rare chance to win both fame and fortune. --_T. J. MacMurray._ 1608 _Lord Nelson used to say_: "I have always been a quarter of an hour before my time, and it has made a man of me." 1609 _Horace Mann said_:--Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person's money as his time. 1610 To be unpunctual is sometimes considered a mark of consequence by little great men, but the truly great have always thought differently. 1611 Purposes, like eggs, unless they be hatched into action, will run into decay. --_Smiles._ 1612 CONSUMPTION OF THE PURSE. I can get no remedy against the consumption of the purse: borrowing only lingers and lingers it out, and I find the disease is incurable. --_Shakespeare._ 1613 Who has an empty purse must have a sweet tongue. 1614 Not to oversee workmen is to leave them your purse open. --_Franklin._ Q 1615