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.

He that won't be counseled can't be helped.

People who are willing to give up freedom for the sake of short term security, deserve neither freedom nor security.

To be proud of virtue, is to poison yourself with the Antidote.

Industry need not wish.

Read much, but not too many books.

There's small Revenge in Words, but Words may be greatly revenged