A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

I was surprised to find myself so much fuller of Faults than I had imagined, but I had the Satisfaction of seeing them diminish.

If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.

People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both.

As often as we do good, we sacrifice.

The importation of foreigners into a country that has as many inhabitants as the present employments and provisions for subsistence will bear, will be in the end no increase of people, unless the new comers have more industry and frugality than the natives, and then they will provide more subsistence, and increase in the country; but they will gradually eat the natives out. Nor is it necessary to bring in foreigners to fill up any occasional vacancy in a country for such vacancy will soon be filled by natural generation.

There will be sleeping enough in the grave.