 He who leaves nothing to chance will do few things poorly, but he will do few things. |
| True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes. |
| A person may dwell so long upon a thought that it may take him a prisoner. |
| Most men's anger about religion is as if two men should quarrel for a lady they neither of them care for. |
| Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way. |
| The plainer the dress, the greater luster does beauty appear. |
| Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it. |
| Men who borrow their opinions can never repay their debts. |
| When people contend for their liberty they seldom get anything for their victory, but new masters. |
| The invisible thing called a Good Name is made up of the breath of numbers that speak well of you. |
| Those who are of the opinion that money will do everything may reasonably be expected to do everything for money. |
| Ignorance makes most men go into a political party, and shame keeps them from getting out of it. |
