The prosperity of a people is proportionate to the number of hands and minds usefully employed. To the community, sedition is a fever, corruption is a gangrene, and idleness is an atrophy. Whatever body or society wastes more than it acquires, must gradually decay, and every being that continues to be fed, and eases to labor, takes away something from the public stock.

He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.

If a man has a science to learn he must regularly and resolutely advance.

The botanist looks upon the astronomer as a being unworthy of his regard; and he that is glowing great and happy by electrifying a bottle wonders how the world can be engaged by trifling prattle about war and peace.

Every man is of importance to himself.

Women have two weapons - cosmetics and tears