Logic is the technique by which we add conviction to truth.

A modest man never talks of himself.

When we have run through all forms of government, without partiality to that we were born under, we are at a loss with which to side; they are all a compound of good and evil. It is therefore most reasonable and safe to value that of our own country above all others, and to submit to it.

Caprice in women often infringes upon the rules of decency.

If our life is unhappy it is painful to bear; if it is happy it is horrible to lose, So the one is pretty equal to the other.

The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see clearly that it is in their interest to promote yours.

We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed.