No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

A good action is preferable to an argument.

We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation.

The man who says to me, "Believe as I do, or God will damn you," will presently say, "Believe as I do, or I shall assassinate you."

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.

Every one should be his own physician. We ought to assist, and not to force nature. Eat with moderation...Nothing is good for the body but what we can digest. What medicine can procure digestion? Exercise. What will recruit strength? Sleep.

It is better to risk saving a guilty man than to condemn an innocent one.