Ease leads to habit, as success to ease. He lives by rule who lives himself to please.

Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations.

From powerful causes spring the empiric's gains, Man's love of life, his weakness, and his pains; These first induce him the vile trash to try, Then lend his name, that other men may buy.

Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.

Oh, rather give me commentators plain, Who with no deep researches vex the brain; Who from the dark and doubtful love to run, And hold their glimmering tapers to the sun.

An infatuated man is not only foolish, but wild.

Void of all honor, avaricious, rash, The daring tribe compound their boasted trash Tincture of syrup, lotion, drop, or pill; All tempt the sick to trust the lying bill.

Habit with him was all the test of truth; It must be right: I've done it from my youth.

In idle wishes, fools supinely stay. Be there a will and wisdom finds a way.

The coward never on himself relies, But to an equal for assistance flies.

A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and fling and make a frightful bother, but it cannot hurt you. You have only to keep still, and it will die of itself.

Family ownership provides the independence that is sometimes required to withstand governmental pressure and preserve freedom of the press.

Man cannot demand that others give up their lives to make him happy.

Being an artist is very independent thinking, although there's always going to be a lot of doubt.

I know I will be breaking a taboo. But I'm sure that it will provoke a new discussion. It's time things change. I feel 30 and want to look that way again.

I've always argued that it is just as desirable, just as possible, to have philosopher plumbers as philosopher kings.

We need more money for schools. We need more money for the kids. Ever think maybe the damn kids aren't worth it?

Whisky making is an act of cooperation between the blessings of nature and the wisdom of man.

There is no red tapism in my state, only red carpet.

My character - and for that matter my worst habits - could only be described by someone else. You can't open a box with the crowbar inside it.

I think to understand how the democratic process works is the most important thing, so people don't get frightened by it, and get put off, and give up.