He that's content hath enough.

A good spouse and health is a person's best wealth.

I wish to live without committing any fault at any time.

Keep flax from fire, and youth from gaming.

There is nothing so absurd as knowledge spun too fine.

When about 16 Years of Age, I happened to meet with a Book written by one Tryon, recommending a Vegetable Diet. I determined to go into it.... My refusing to eat Flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.

Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins. Republics and limited monarchies derive their strength and vigor from a popular examination into the action of the magistrates.