Half a truth is often a great lie.

School and other education constantly proceed upon false principles, and show a clumsy apparatus pointed at a false mark. but your apparatus is simple, and the mark a true one.

I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan, and, cutting off all amusements or other employments that would divert his attention , makes the execution of that same plan his sole study and business.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.

When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.