Anyone willing to give up liberty in exchange for security deserves neither.

He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.

Mankind are dastardly when they meet with opposition.

Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to industry. Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you may be hindered by tomorrow. One today is worth two tomorrows; never leave that till tomorrow which you can do to-day.

A virtuous and industrious people may be cheaply governed.

Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and therefore the state in which one is most likely to find solid happiness.