Passion governs, and she never governs wisely.

[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution has a Voice in Elections, and a share in the Government of the Country.

It is the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins.

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.

It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of collected wisdom, but we necessarily have, at the same time, the inconvenience of their collected passions, prejudices and private interests: for regulating commerce an assembly of great men is the greatest fool on earth

Eat few suppers, and you'll need few medicines.

Write with the learned, pronounce with the vulgar.