Man, an animal that makes bargains.

Goods can serve many other purposes besides purchasing money, but money can serve no other purpose besides purchasing goods.

With the greater part of rich people, the chief enjoyment of riches consists in the parade of riches, which in their eye is never so complete as when they appear to possess those decisive marks of opulence which nobody can possess but themselves.

For a very small expence the public can facilitate, can encourage, and can even impose upon almost the whole body of the people, the necessity of acquiring those most essential parts of education.

It would be too ridiculous to go about seriously to prove that wealth does not consist in money, or in gold and silver; but in what money purchases, and is valuable only for purchasing. Money no doubt, makes always a part of the national capital; but it has already been shown that it generally makes but a small part, and always the most unprofitable part of it.

What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.

An instructed and intelligent people are always more decent and orderly than an ignorant and stupid one.