To be humble to superiors is a duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

It is better to let 100 criminals go free than to imprison 1 innocent man.

Our friend and we were invited aboard on a party of pleasure, which is to last forever. His chair was ready first, and he has gone before us. We could not all conveniently start together; and why should you and I be grieved at this, since we are soon to follow, and know where to find him.

No man ought to own more property than needed for his livelihood; the rest, by right, belonged to the state.

Blame-all and Praise-all are two blockheads.

We have no poor houses in the Colonies, and if we had, we would have no one to put in them, as in the Colonies there is not a single unemployed man, no poor and no vagabonds.

Snowy winter, a plentiful harvest.