You must always be prepared. Make sure to look at things from all angles. If you are not prepared you will fail.

Hast thou virtue? acquire also the graces and beauties of virtue.

In 1736 I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation. This I mention for the sake of parents who omit that operation, on the supposition that they should never forgive themselves if a child died under it; my example showing that the regret may be the same either way, and that, therefore, the safer should be chosen.

But the most dangerous Hypocrite in a Common-Wealth, is one who leaves the Gospel for the sake of the Law: A Man compounded of Law and Gospel, is able to cheat a whole Country with his Religion, and then destroy them under Colour of Law: And here the Clergy are in great Danger of being deceiv'd, and the People of being deceiv'd by the Clergy, until the Monster arrives to such Power and Wealth, that he is out of the reach of both, and can oppress the People without their own blind Assistance.

Don't you know, that all wives are in the right? It may be you don't, for you are yet a young husband.

Private property...is the creature of society and is subject to the calls of that society even to the last farthing.

Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither.