One of the effects of fear is to disturb the senses and cause things to appear other than what they are.

To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action, when there's more reason to fear than to hope.

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

You must not think, sir, to catch old birds with chaff.

Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man; with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains or the sea conceals; for liberty, as for honor, we can and ought to risk our lives; and, on for the other hand, captivity is the greatest evil that can befall man.

Though Gods attributes are equal, yet his mercy is more attractive and pleasing in our eyes than his justice.

Every man was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth.