Mankind censure injustice fearing that they may be the victims of it, and not because they shrink from committing it.

A state arises,as I conceive,out of the needs of mankind;no one is self-sufficing,but all of us have many wants

Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus, the state instead of being whole is reduced to half.

A man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; he ought only to consider whether in doing anything he is doing right or wrong - acting the part of a good man or of a bad.

The elements of instruction should be presented to the mind in childhood, but not with any compulsion.

Is there anything worse for a state than to be split and disunited? or anything better than cohesion and unity?

Attention to health is life greatest hindrance.