Invention is the talent of youth, as judgment is of age. age
Where there are large powers with little ambition... nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes. nature
A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart. money
Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age. age
For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery. government
Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are nothing but corruptions. politics
I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning. morning
We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another. religion
When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him. intelligence
No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience. age & experience
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart. money
May you live all the days of your life. life
The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all their success to prudence or merit. power & success
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent. power
The best doctors in the world are Doctor Diet, Doctor Quiet, and Doctor Merryman. best & diet
He was a bold man that first ate an oyster. food
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. art
Men are happy to be laughed at for their humor, but not for their folly. humor
Words are but wind and learning is nothing but words ergo, learning is nothing but wind. learning