It is the man and woman united that makes the complete human being. Separate she lacks his force of body and strength of reason; he her softness, sensibility and acute discernment. Together they are most likely to succeed in the world.

Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one make you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him.

...till we are uneasy in Rest, we can have no Desire to move, and without Desire of moving there can be no voluntary Motion.

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

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If we can get rid of the former, we may easily bear the latter.