Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
All Excess is ill: But Drunkenness is of the worst Sort. It spoils Health, dismounts the Mind, and unmans Men: It reveals Secrets, is Quarrelsome, Lascivious, Impudent, Dangerous and Mad. In fine, he...
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
O Lord help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand.
The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.
There can be no friendship when there is no freedom. Friendship loves the free air and will not be fenced up in straight and narrow enclosures.
All excess is ill but drunkeness is of the worst sort. It spoils health dismounts the mind and unmans men. It reveals secrets is quarrelsome lascivious impudent dangerous and bad.
A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably
To be like Christ is to be a Christian.
Time is what we want most,but what we use worst.
In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest.
In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self.
Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.
Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.
It were better to be of no church than to be bitter for any.
Religion is nothing else but love to God and man.
Man being made reasonable and so a thinking creature there is nothing more worthy of his being than the right direction and employment of his thoughts since upon this depends both his usefulness t...