To stumble twice against the same stone is a Proverbsial disgrace.
The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind.
There is no quality I would rather have, and be thought to have, than gratitude. For it is not only the greatest virtue, but is the mother of all the rest.
There is wickedness in the intention of wickedness, even though it be not perpetrated in the act.
The causes of events are ever more interesting than the events themselves.
In all matters, before beginning, a diligent preparation should be made.
Such are a well regulated militia, composed of the freeholders, citizen and husbandman, who take up arms to preserve their property, as individuals, and their rights as freemen.
They are, all of them, born with raging fanaticism in their hearts, just as the Bretons and the Germans are born with blond hair. I would not be in the least bit surprised if these people would not some day become deadly to the human race.
Loyalty is what we seek in friendship.
Man is his own worst enemy.
Let our friends perish, provided that our enemies fall at the same time.
Nature has inclined us to love men.
The science of love is the philosophy of the heart.
It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.
That is probable which for the most part usually comes to pass, or which is a part of the ordinary beliefs of mankind.
In men of the highest character and noblest genius there is to be found an insatiable desire for honor, command, power, and glory.
We should measure affection, not like youngsters by the ardor of its passion, but by its strength and constancy.
Probability is the very guide of life.
It is the act of a bad man to deceive by falsehood.
If only every man would make proper use of his strength and do his utmost, he need never regret his limited ability.