Though silence is not necessarily an admission, it is not a denial, either.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

No tempest or conflagration, however great, is harder to quell than mob carried away by the novelty of power.

Nothing is so great an adversary to those who make it their business to please as expectation.

To freemen, threats are impotent.

It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.

Prosperity demands of us more prudence and moderation than adversity.