Since I cannot govern my own tongue, though within my own teeth, how can I hope to govern the tongue of others?

The best way to help the poor is to make them uncomfortable in their own poverty.

Strangers are welcome because there is room enough for them all, and therefore the old Inhabitants are not jealous of them; the Laws protect them sufficiently so that they have no need of the Patronage of great Men; and every one will enjoy securely the Profits of his Industry. But if he does not bring a Fortune with him, he must work and be industrious to live.

If we lose our Money, it gives us some Concern. If we are cheated or robb'd of it, we are angry: But Money lost may be found; what we are robb'd of may be restored: The Treasure of Time once lost, can never be recovered; yet we squander it as tho' 'twere nothing worth, or we had no Use for it.

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

Take courage, Mortal... Death cannot banish you from the Universe.

The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.