Cunning pays no regard to virtue, and is but the low mimic of reason.

Our liberty cannot be taken away unless the people are themselves accomplices.

History is philosophy teaching by example and also by warning.

Faction is to party what the superlative is to the positive. Party is a political evil, and faction is the worst of all parties.

A long novitiate of acquaintance should precede the vows of friendship.

The fire of my adversity has purged the mass of my acquaintance.

God himself, with reverence be it spoken, is not an absolute but a limited monarch, limited by the rule which infinite wisdom prescribes to infinite power.

To converse with historians is to keep good company; many of them were excellent men, and those who were not, have taken care to appear such in their writings.

What a world is this, and how does fortune banter us!

Indifference must be a crime in us, to be ranked but one degree below treachery; for deserting the commonwealth is next to betraying it.

I think it indisputable that the distance between the intellectual faculties of different men is greater than that between the same faculties in some men and some other animals.

I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to talk about me.

It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.

We have to use our reasoning capacity and set long-term goals based on our deepest values.

To drink in the spirit of a place you should be not only alone but unhurried.

To love someone is to show to them their beauty, their worth and their importance.

If you aren't gonna say exactly how and what you feel, you might as well not say anything at all.

People often ask if I have a favorite song that I've written. And the answer is yes, but it depends on the day and what mood I'm in.

I deserve the best and I accept the best now

Fools have a great advantage over the wise; they are always self-satisfied.