When in doubt, don't..

A full Belly is the Mother of all Evil..

He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals..

America cultivates best what Germany brought forth..

Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech..

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame..

Give me 26 lead soldiers and I will conquer the world..

Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves..

How can any Action be meritorious of Praise or Dispraise, Reward or Punishment, when the natural Principle of Self-Love is the only and the irresisti….

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today..

Whenever we attempt to mend the scheme of Providence and to interfere in the Government of the world, we had need be very circumspect lest we do more….

Enjoy the present hour, be mindful of the past; And neither fear nor wish the Approaches of the last. Learn of the skillful: He that teaches himself,….

If the new Universal History were also read, it would give a connected idea of human affairs, so far as it goes, which should be followed by the best….

Necessity never made a good bargain..

He that cannot obey, cannot command..

Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy.

Fiction or fable allures to instruction..

A man compounded of law and gospel is able to cheat a whole country with his religion and then destroy them under color of law.

Private property...is the creature of society and is subject to the calls of that society even to the last farthing..

Religion I found to be without any tendency to inspire, promote, or confirm morality, serves principally to divide us and make us unfriendly to one a….

Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy..