There's no gain, without pain.

Those who would give up liberty for safety deserve neither.

He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.

Notwithstanding my experiments with electricity the thunderbolt continues to fall under our noses and beards; and as for the tyrant, there are a million of us still engaged at snatching away his sceptre.

Lose no time; be always employed in something useful.

Most men die at 25, we just don't bury them until they are 70.

You will see in this my notion of good works, that I am far from expecting to merit heaven by them. By heaven we understand a state of happiness, infinite in degree, and eternal in duration. I can do nothing to deserve such rewards... Even the mixed imperfect pleasures we enjoy in this world, are rather from God's goodness than our merit, how much more such happiness of heaven!