Men and Melons are hard to know.
I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power. I am naturally very jealous for the rights and liberties of my country, and the least encroachment of those invaluable privileges is apt to make my blood boil.
Who pleasure gives, Shall joy receive.
The two most beautiful sights I have witnessed in my life are a full blown ship at sail and the round-bellied pregnant female.
America cultivates best what Germany brought forth.
Men take more pains to mask than mend.
Lose no time; be always employed in something useful.
Disdain the chain, preserve your freedom; and maintain your independency: be industrious and free; be frugal and free.
By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid only of standing still.
Truth and sincerity have a certain distinguishing native lustre about them which cannot be perfectly counterfeited; they are like fire and flame, that cannot be painted.
If you’d be wealthy, think of saving, more than of getting: The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her Outgoes equal her Incomes.
Time is an herb that cures all Diseases.
If you have no Honey in your Pot, have some in your Mouth.
The Sting of a reproach, is the Truth of it.
Do you love truth for truth’s sake, and will you endeavor impartially to find and receive it yourself, and communicate it to others?
The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.
If I could see one live show before I died, I’d see Lucy Angel.
When circumstances don’t fit our ideas they become our difficulties.
There is no good war or bad peace.
Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, the Creator of the Universe. That He governs it by His Providence. That He ought to be worshipped.