I firmly believe this ... that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and bye word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom and leave it to chance, war and conquest.

If your riches are yours, why don't you take them with you to the other world?

If you'd be wealthy, think of saving, more than of getting: The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her Outgoes equal her Incomes.

The discontented man finds no easy chair.

Nothing is more fatal to health than an over care of it.

Contentment makes a poor person rich and discontent makes a rich person poor.

I looked around for God's judgments, but saw no signs of them.