“Liberty is given by nature even to mute animals.”

Custom adapts itself to expediency.

Things forbidden have a secret charm.

A bitter jest, when it comes too near the truth, leaves a sharp sting behind it.

No hatred is so bitter as that of near relations.

There are odious virtues; such as inflexible severity, and an integrity that accepts of no favor.

Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.

Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.

So obscure are the greatest events, as some take for granted any hearsay, whatever its source, others turn truth into falsehood, and both errors find encouragement with posterity.

Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty.

He that fights and runs away, May turn and fight another day; But he that is in battle slain, Will never rise to fight again.

Those in supreme power always suspect and hate their next heir.

When a woman has lost her chastity she will shrink from nothing.

The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.

Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.

To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these things they misname empire; and where they make a wilderness, they call it peace.

Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.

I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.

Beginning of all knowledge comes from humility.

Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies, But keep your fancy free.

The brain is the highest of the organs in position, and it is protected by the vault of the head; it has no flesh or blood or refuse. It is the citadel of sense-perception.

There is not a command God gives to His children for which He does not provide the enablement for obedience.

You want to spend your millions on a worthless cause? Try donating it to the Democrats.

Giving back is the right thing to do, whether it’s donating clothing or even just a smile to someone who needs it.

When we donate, we are all on the same team!