A light purse is a heavy curse.

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

Well done is better than well said.

That as we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously.

If you want something done, ask a busy person.

The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason: The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle.

I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America.