Great good nature without prudence is a great misfortune.

The only time a question should be asked is when all other possibilities of finding the answer for yourself have been eliminated.

Common sense is something that everyone needs, few have, and none think they lack.

Man is a tool-making animal

Life is a kind of chess.

an enormous proportion of property vested in a few individuals is dangerous to the rights, and destructive of the common happiness of mankind, and, therefore, every free state hath a right by its laws to discourage the possession of such property.

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.