Revealed religion has no weight with me.

The height of foolishness is to discard an opportunity without full investigation

Those who sacrifice essential liberty for temporary safety are not deserving of either liberty or safety.

The man who does things makes mistakes, but he doesn't make the biggest mistake of all-doing nothing.

Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no persuasion move thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil; so shalt thou always live jollity; for a good conscience is a continual Christmas.

My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in public affairs through views of private interest; but to go straight forward in doing what appears to me right at the time, leaving the consequences with Providence.

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason she will rap you on the knuckles.