The early morning has gold in its mouth.

I was put to the grammar-school at eight years of age, my father intending to devote me, as the tithe of his sons, to the service of the Church.

Anyone willing to give up liberty in exchange for security deserves neither.

Seek virtue and of that posest, to Providence resign the rest.

When confronted with two courses of action I jot down on a piece of paper all the arguments in favor of each one, then on the opposite side I write the arguments against each one. Then by weighing the arguments pro and con and cancelling them out, one against the other, I take the course indicated by what remains.

Most fools think they are only ignorant.

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.