No nation is drunken where wine is cheap, and none sober where the dearness of wine substitutes ardent spirits as the common beverage

never trust a man who won't accept that there is more than one way to spell a word Paraphrased

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise.

Never buy what you do not want, because it is cheap; it will be dear to you.

We are not immortal ourselves, my friend; how can we expect our enjoyments to be so? We have no rose without its thorn; no pleasure without alloy. It is the law of our existence; and we must acquiesce.

Industry, commerce and security are the surest roads to the happiness and prosperity of people.

I like a little rebellion now and then. It is like a storm in the atmosphere.