Only a few prefer liberty- the majority seek nothing more than fair masters.

Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible

I am a violent man who has learned not to be violent and regrets his violence.

The best way to clean up a son's room is to close the door and pretend it's not part of the house.

Most calves used by the dairy industry have their horns BURNED or GOUGED out of their heads.

The one woman who never gives herself is your free woman, who is always giving herself.

The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us

I've learnt so much from the people I've worked with, about how to listen to stuff as it's coming together and not force anything.

I've often wondered how a man who knew he was going to die could stand here and say he was the luckiest man on the face of the earth, but now I guess I know how he felt.

Come on, man.... Hemingway, Sexton, Plath, Woolf. You can't kill yourself before you're even published.

All my life I have prayed to God that I should remain religiously orthodox, culturally conservative, politically liberal and economically pragmatic.