He that scatters thorns, let him not go barefoot.

If you'd be beloved, make yourself amiable. A true friend is the best possession.

Success is the residue of planning.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

Let thy discontents be thy secrets; if the world knows them 'twill despise thee and increase them.

In my youth, I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.

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