He gives twice that gives soon, i.e., he will soon be called to give again.
Anyone willing to give up liberty in exchange for security deserves neither.
Nothing great comes without enthusiasm.
Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day.
Great good nature without prudence is a great misfortune.
On the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been had I not attempted it.