A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it.

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the counsels, and to leave the observations and conclusions thereupon to the liberty and faculty of every man's judgment

Nothing is terrible except fear itself.

Mark what a generosity and courage (a dog) will put on when he finds himself maintained by a man, who to him is instead of a God

Nobility of birth commonly abateth industry.

Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.

Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.