Let thy maid servant be faithful, strong, and homely.

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

I grew convinced that truth, sincerity and integrity in dealings between man and man were of the utmost importance to the felicity of life, and I formed written resolutions . . . to practice them ever while I lived.

A [desire] to abolish slavery prevails in North America, many of the Pennsylvanians have set their slaves at liberty, and [Virginia legislators] have petitioned the King for permission to make a law for preventing the importation of more [slaves] into that colony. This request, however, will probably not be granted, as their former laws of that kind have always been repealed.

To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish.

I early found that when I worked for myself alone, myself alone worked for me; but when I worked for others also, others worked also for me.

Be temperate in wine, in eating, girls, & sloth; Or the Gout will seize you and plague you both.