Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

I have sometimes almost wished it had been my destiny to be born two or three centuries hence.

Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level of themselves.

There seems to be three ways for a nation to acquire wealth: the first is by war...this is robbery; the second by commerce, which is generally cheating; the third by agriculture, the only honest way.

There will be sleeping enough in the grave.

There is nothing so absurd as knowledge spun too fine.

I have never seen the Philosopher's Stone that turns lead into Gold, but I have known the pursuit of it turn a Man's Gold into Lead.