Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Chess is so interesting in itself, as not to need the view of gain to induce engaging in it; and thence it is never played for money

The expenses required to prevent a war are much lighter than those that will, if not prevented, be absolutely necessary to maintain it.

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom spun too fine.

We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that 'except the Lord build the House, they labor in vain that build it' I firmly believe this; by our partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by word down to future ages.

The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.

A [desire] to abolish slavery prevails in North America, many of the Pennsylvanians have set their slaves at liberty, and [Virginia legislators] have petitioned the King for permission to make a law for preventing the importation of more [slaves] into that colony. This request, however, will probably not be granted, as their former laws of that kind have always been repealed.