“Kindness and good nature unite men more effectually and with greater strength than any agreements whatsoever, since thereby the engagements of men’s hearts become stronger than the bond and obligation of words.”

It’s a poor doctor who can’t cure one disease without giving you another.

The state of things and the dispositions of men were then such, that a man could not well tell whom he might trust or whom he might fear.

Nobody sees a flower really, it is so small. We haven’t time,and to see takes time- like to have a friend takes time. One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled, but few are educated.

To love God, which was a thing far excelling all the cunning that is possible for us in this life to obtain.

I would uphold the law if for no other reason but to protect myself.

What part soever you take upon you, play that as well as you can and make the best of it.

Everywhere do I percieve a certain conspiracy of rich men seeking their own advantage underthat name and pretext of commonwealth.

It is a wise mans part, rather to avoid sickness, than to wish for medicines.

See me safe up: for in my coming down, I can shift for myself.

Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound.

I’d give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety’s sake.

Laws could be passed to keep the leader of a government from getting too much power.

What is deferred is not avoided.

The way to heaven out of all places is of length and distance.

Oh! blame not the bard.

Those among them that have not received our religion do not fright any from it, and use none ill that goes over to it, so that all the while I was there one man was only punished on this occasion.

Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities.

Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.

We are never quits with those who oblige us,” was Dantes’ reply; “for when we do not owe them money, we owe them gratitude.

Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself.

It followed international law and treaty obligations. It collected evidence, brought the evidence to the highest existing tribunal, the International Court of Justice, and received a verdict – which, of course, the U.S. dismissed with contempt.

Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.

The Sicilian Defence was our attempt at quickly fulfilling our contractual obligation after I Robot, Pyramid and Eve had been delivered.

No humorist is under any obligation to provide answers and probably if you were to delve into the literary history of humour it’s probably all about not providing answers because the humorist essentially says: this is the way things are.