Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel..

What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence..

To preserve health is a moral and religious duty: for health is the basis of all social virtues; and we can be useful no longer than while we are wel….

The future is purchased by the present..

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless eff….

Language is the dress of thought; every time you talk your mind is on parade..

Power is not sufficient evidence of truth..

Prejudice, not being founded on reason, cannot be removed by argument..

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by s….

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties..

Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o'clock is a scoundrel..

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect..

Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least..

None but a fool worries about things he cannot influence..

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not..

Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little..

Prejudice is a great time-saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts. Prejudice not being founded on reason cannot be removed by ar….

Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it..

There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it..

Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter..

You can never be wise unless you love reading..