What man in his right mind would conspire his own hurt? Men are beside themselves when they transgress against their convictions.

Men being born with a title to perfect freedom and uncontrolled enjoyment of all the rights and privileges of the law of nature. No one can be put out of his estate and subjected to the political view of another, without his consent.

Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn.

If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it.

Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast. Yet it must be confessed that wit given an edge to sense, and recommends it extremely.

We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice.

We have a call to do good, as often as we have the power and occasion.