The only time not wasted is wasted time.

He that hath a trade hath an estate; and he that hath a calling hath a place of profit and honor. A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.

That which resembles most living one's life over again, seems to be to recall all the circumstances of it; and, to render this remembrance more durable, to record them in writing.

To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish.

Tis against some mens principle to pay interest, and seems against others interest to pay the principle.

No nation was ever ruined by trade.

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.