Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul; then shalt thou reach the point of happiness, and independence shall be thy shield and buckler, thy helmet and crown; then shall thy soul walk upright, nor stoop to the silken wretch because he hath riches, nor pocket an abuse because the hand which offers it wears a ring set with diamonds.

A man compounded of law and gospel is able to cheat a whole country with his religion and then destroy them under color of law

The things of this world take up too much of my time, of which indeed I have too little left, to undertake anything like a reformation in religion.

Those who would give up liberty for safety deserve neither.

I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of Faults than I had imagined, but I had the Satisfaction of seeing them diminish.

Eat what you like, but dress for other people.

Hold your Council before Dinner; the full Belly hates Thinking as well as Acting.