Many foxes grow gray but few grow good.

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

Grievances cannot be redressed until they are known; and they cannot be known but through complaints and petitions. If these are deemed affronts, and the messengers punished as offenders, who will henceforth send petitions? And who will deliver them? Wise governments encouraged the airing of grievances, even those that were lightly founded Foolish governments did the opposite - to their peril. Where complaining is a crime, hope becomes despair.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.

If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.

Neglect mending a small fault and 'twill soon be a great one.