He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear.

[T]he more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer . . . [taking] away from before their eyes the greatest of all inducements to industry, frugality, and sobriety, by giving them a dependence of somewhat else than a careful accumulation during youth and health for support in age and sickness.

Strict punctuality is a cheap virtue.

Kings have long arms, but Misfortune longer: let none think themselves out of her reach.

We constantly change the world, even by our inaction. Therefore, let us change it responsibly.

I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.

Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our own.