Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good.

I scarce ever heard or saw the introductory words, "Without vanity I may say," etc., but some vain thing immediately followed.

A word to the wise is enough, and many words won't fill a bushel.

Would you live with ease, Do what you ought, and not what you please.

I looked around for God's judgments, but saw no signs of them.

It is the will of God and Nature that these mortal bodies be laid aside, when the soul is to enter into real life; 'tis rather an embrio state, a preparation for living; a man is not completely born until he be dead: Why then should we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals?

Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.