Fear God, and your enemies will fear you.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

We constantly change the world, even by our inaction. Therefore, let us change it responsibly.

The handshake of the host affects the taste of the roast

The expenses required to prevent a war are much lighter than those that will, if not prevented, be absolutely necessary to maintain it.

People who are willing to give up freedom for the sake of short term security, deserve neither freedom nor security.

The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the morning, or at nine at night, heard by a creditor, makes him easy six months longer; but if he sees you at the billiard-table, or hears your voice at a tavern, when you should be at work, he sends for his money the next day.