Security will produce danger.

Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments.

The power, indeed, of every individual is small, and the consequence of his endeavours imperceptible, in a general prospect of the world. Providence has given no man ability to do much, that something might be left for every man to do. The business of life is carried on by a general co-operation; in which the part of any single man can be no more distinguished, than the effect of a particular drop when the meadows are floated by a summer shower: yet every drop increases the inundation, and every hand adds to the happiness or misery of mankind.

There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.

Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.

For patience, sov'reign o'er transmuted ill.