Anyone may fairly seek his own advantage, but no one has a right to do so at another's expense.

They who dare to ask anything of a friend, by their very request seem to imply that they would do anything for the sake of that friend.

If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it.

Like associates with like.

The gardener plants trees, not one berry of which he will ever see: and shall not a public man plant laws, institutions, government, in short, under the same conditions?

The roots of knowledge are bitter, but its fruit are sweet.

Some men make a womanish complaint that it is a great misfortune to die before our time. I would ask what time? Is it that of Nature? But she, indeed, has lent us life, as we do a sum of money, only no certain day is fixed for payment. What reason then to complain if she demands it at pleasure, since it was on this condition that you received it.