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

Nothing preaches better than the act.

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

Necessity is our quickest excuse.

Half-wits talk much, but say little.

I firmly believe this ... that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and bye word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom and leave it to chance, war and conquest.

Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues