It is not easy for a person to do any great harm when his tenure of office is short, whereas long possession begets tyranny.

If then nature makes nothing without some end in view, nothing to no purpose, it must be that nature has made all of them for the sake of man.

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.

Money is a guarantee that we may have what we want in the future. Though we need nothing at the moment it insures the possibility of satisfying a new desire when it arises.

We should aim rather at leveling down our desires than leveling up our means.

Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.

Those who cannot bravely face danger are the slaves of their attackers.