'Tis true there is much to be done, . . . but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects, for constant dropping wears away stones . . . and little strokes fell great oaks, as Poor Richard says. . . .

If Men are so wicked as we now see them with Religion what would they be if without it?

Revelation, indeed, as such had no influence on my mind

A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.

Some books we read, tho' few there are that hit the happy point where wisdom joins with wit.

I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power. I am naturally very jealous for the rights and liberties of my country, and the least encroachment of those invaluable privileges is apt to make my blood boil.

If we can sleep without dreaming, it is well that painful dreams are avoided. If, while we sleep, we can have any pleasing dreams, it is as the French say, tant gagne, so much added to the pleasure of life.