More glorious to merit a sceptre than to possess one.

The only one who is wiser than anyone is everyone.

In war, as in prostitution, amateurs are often better than professionals.

Do you know what is more hard to bear than the reverses of fortune? It is the baseness, the hideous ingratitude, of man.

The true wealth of a state consists in the number of its inhabitants, in their toil and industry.

This accession of territory affirms forever the power of the United States, and I have given England a maritime rival who sooner or later will humble her pride.

Take a dose of medicine once, and in all probability you will be obliged to take an additional hundred afterwards