Christianity commands us to pass by injuries; policy, to let them pass by us.

Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices.

Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who kept their swords.

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.

A penny saved is twopence dear; A pin a day 's a groat a year.

Disdain the chain, preserve your freedom; and maintain your independency: be industrious and free; be frugal and free.

Strangers are welcome because there is room enough for them all, and therefore the old Inhabitants are not jealous of them; the Laws protect them sufficiently so that they have no need of the Patronage of great Men; and every one will enjoy securely the Profits of his Industry. But if he does not bring a Fortune with him, he must work and be industrious to live.