“Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.”
Power“Rashness belongs to youth prudence to old age.”
Age“Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law.”
Power“Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.”
Money“If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.”
Men“I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money! Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.”
Money“Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.”
Men“In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible.”
Health“Fear is not a lasting teacher of duty.”
Fear“The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.”
Peace“A man of courage is also full of faith.”
Courage“In time of war the laws are silent.”
Time“Cultivation to the mind is as necessary as food to the body.”
Food“Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything.”
God“Justice consists in doing no injury to men decency in giving them no offense.”
Men“Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.”
Education“Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.”
Truth“Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.”
Great“Thrift is of great revenue.”
Great“Hatred is inveterate anger.”
Anger“A home without books is a body without soul.”
Home“The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me than this short present time, which nevertheless seems endless.”
Time