"No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown."

"Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood."

"A good End cannot sanctifie evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it."

"True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment."

"All excess is ill, but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men. It reveals secrets, is quarrelsome, lascivious, impudent, dangerous and bad."

"Believe nothing against another but on good authority; and never report what may hurt another, unless it be a greater hurt to some other to conceal it."

"He who binds to himself a joy, does the winged life destroy: But he who kisses the joy as it flies, lives in eternity's sun rise."

"However far man may extend himself with his knowledge, however objective he may appear to himself- -ultimately he reaps nothing but his own biography."

"A little rebellion now and then...is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government."

"Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed."

"Golden lads and girls all must, as chimney-sweepers come to dust."

"The great thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as in what direction you are moving."