We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

Don't you know, that all wives are in the right? It may be you don't, for you are yet a young husband.

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

I wish it (Christianity) were more productive of good works ... I mean real good works ... not holy day keeping, sermon-hearing ... or making long prayers, filled with flatteries and compliments despised by wise men, and much less capable of pleasing the Deity.

Wouldst thou enjoy a long Life, a healthy Body, and a vigorous Mind, and be acquainted also with the wonderful Works of God? labour in the first place to bring thy Appetite into Subjection to Reason.

We may perhaps learn to deprive large masses of their gravity and give them absolute levity, for the sake of easy transport.

Beauty and folly are old companions.