The perpetual work of your life is but to lay the foundation of death.

Happiness involves working toward meaningful goals.

The same reason that makes us chide and brawl and fall out with any of our neighbors, causeth a war to follow between Princes.

I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.

We judge a horse not only by its pace on a racecourse, but also by its walk, nay, when resting in its stable.

God defend me from myself.

We are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany.