Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.

Among the attributes of God, although they are equal, mercy shines with even more brilliance than justice.

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.

In hell there is no retention.

Honesty is the best policy, I will stick to that. The good shall have my hand and heart, but the bad neither foot nor fellowship. And in my mind, the main point of governing, is to make a good beginning.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

Patience and shuffle the cards.