Democracy is more cruel than wars or tyrants.

We are all sinful. Therefore whatever we blame in another we shall find in our own bosoms.

When you see a man in distress, recognize him as a fellow man.

Laws do not persuade just because they threaten.

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.

Life is most delightful on the downward slope.

How great would be our peril if our slaves began to number us!