Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

No man ought to own more property than needed for his livelihood; the rest, by right, belonged to the state.

In Truth I found myself incorrigible with respect to Order; and now I am grown old, and my Memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If we can get rid of the former, we may easily bear the latter.

I believe there is one Supreme most perfect being.