Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.

A perfect character might be attended with the inconvenience of being envied and hated; and that a benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.

The good or ill hap of a good or ill life, is the good or ill choice of a good or ill wife.

'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an Injury.

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.

When confronted with two courses of action I jot down on a piece of paper all the arguments in favor of each one, then on the opposite side I write the arguments against each one. Then by weighing the arguments pro and con and cancelling them out, one against the other, I take the course indicated by what remains.

Some of the domestic evils of drunkenness are houses without windows, gardens without fences, fields without tillage, barns without roofs, children without clothing, principles, morals or manners.