The world is run by the people who show up.

Those who are content have enough; those that complain, have too much.

You may delay, but time will not.

Drink does not drown care, but waters it, and makes it grow faster.

Where security exists, liberty and opportunity do not.

I should have no objection to go over the same life from its beginning to the end: requesting only the advantage authors have, of correcting in a second edition the faults of the first.

You will see in this my notion of good works, that I am far from expecting to merit heaven by them. By heaven we understand a state of happiness, infinite in degree, and eternal in duration. I can do nothing to deserve such rewards... Even the mixed imperfect pleasures we enjoy in this world, are rather from God's goodness than our merit, how much more such happiness of heaven!