He that pays for work before it's done, has but a pennyworth for two pence.
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.
Women and wine, game and deceit, make the wealth small, and the want great
Where there's no law, there's no bread.
What is best for people is what they do for themselves.
Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.