Too much liberty leads both men and nations to slavery.
Genius is fostered by industry.
Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.
Wars, therefore, are to be undertaken for this end, that we may live in peace, without being injured; but when we obtain the victory, we must preserve those enemies who behaved without cruelty or inhumanity during the war.
Your enemies can kill you, but only your friends can hurt you.
Promises are not to be kept, if the keeping of them is to prove harmful to those to whom you have made them.