"The worship of God is a duty; the hearing and reading of sermons may be useful; but if men rest in hearing and praying, as too many do, it is as if a tree should value itself in being watered and putt…"

"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

"He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals."

"He that is rich, and wants a reputation, may buy it dear. But he that is poor, and wants one, may buy it cheap."

"No gains without pains."