The liberty of a people consists in being governed by laws which they have made themselves, under whatsoever form it be of government; the liberty of a private man, in being master of his own time and actions, as far as may consist with the laws of God and of his country.

May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, And many books, both true.

His time's forever, everywhere his place.

Enjoy the present hour, Be thankful for the past, And neither fear nor wish Th' approaches of the last.

The liberty of a people consists in being governed by laws which they have made themselves, under whatsoever form it be of government; the liberty of a private man, in being master of his own time and actions, as far as may consist with the laws of God and of his country.

Beauty, thou wild fantastic ape Who dost in every country change thy shape!

Of all ills that one endures, hope is a cheap and universal cure.