Well done is better than well said.
Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.
Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.
The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read.
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of.
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
There was never a bad peace or a good war.
Never confuse Motion with Action.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame.
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.