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

Do nothing twice over.

A thankful heart is the greatest virtue.

Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. If no use is made of the labors of past ages, the world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge.

I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

Reason should direct, and appetite obey.