Mankind are dastardly when they meet with opposition.

We constantly change the world, even by our inaction. Therefore, let us change it responsibly.

My refusing to eat meat occasioned inconveniency, and I have been frequently chided for my singularity. But my light repast allows for greater progress, for greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension.

Paintings and fightings are best seen at a distance.

Rarely use Venery but for Health or Offspring; Never to Dulness, Weakness, or the Injury of your own or another's Peace or Reputation.

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.