A man should ever, as much as in him lieth, be ready booted to take his journey, and above all things look he have then nothing to do but with himself.

Our great and glorious masterpiece is to live appropriately.

Tis well for old age that it is always accompanied with want of perception, ignorance, and a facility of being deceived. For should we see how we are used and would not acquiesce, what would become of us?

It is setting a high value upon our opinions to roast men and women alive on account of them.

Men ... are not agreed about any one thing, not even that heaven is over our heads.

Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages.

How often our involuntary facial motions testify to the thoughts we were keeping secret, and betray us to those around!