Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

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A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Every advantage has its tax

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.