We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.

There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own remorse.

No evil is without its compensation ... it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss, that troubles us.

It is for the superfluous things of life that men sweat.

When in fear, it is safest to force the attack.

For the great benefits of our being- our life, health, and reason-we look upon ourselves.

A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two.