Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world.
No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.
Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.
They have a right to censure that have a heart to help: the rest is cruelty, not justice.
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.