Life is nasty, brutish, and short

Corporations are "worms in the body politic"

Intemperance is naturally punished with diseases; rashness, with mischance; injustice; with violence of enemies; pride, with ruin; cowardice, with oppression; and rebellion, with slaughter.

That a man be willing, when others are so too, as far forth as for peace and defense of himself he shall think it necessary, to lay down this right to all things; and be contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow other men against himself.

The Enemy has been here in the night of our natural ignorance, and sown the tares of spiritual errors.

If men are naturally in a state of war, why do they always carry arms and why do they have keys to lock their doors?

Desire of praise disposeth to laudable actions.