That which hurts, also instructs.

Serving God is doing good to man, but praying is thought an easier service and therefore more generally chosen.

It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of collected wisdom, but we necessarily have, at the same time, the inconvenience of their collected passions, prejudices and private interests: for regulating commerce an assembly of great men is the greatest fool on earth

We must hang together, gentlemen...else, we shall most assuredly hang separately.

Reckless youth makes rueful age.

Have you something to do to-morrow; do it to-day.

Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level of themselves.