There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant

Wealth is in applications of mind to nature; and the art of getting rich consists not in industry, much less in saving, but in a better order, in timeliness, in being at the right spot.

Nature is a rag merchant, who works up every shred and ort and end into new creations.

What torments of grief you endured, from evils that never arrived

Government has come to be a trade, and is managed solely on commercial principles. A man plunges into politics to make his fortune, and only cares that the world shall last his days.

Every man has his own courage, and is betrayed because he seeks in himself the courage of other persons.

Five great enemies of peace inhabit us: avarice, ambition, envy, anger and pride.