Philosophical Sayings

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Hide not your talents, they for use were made, What's a sundial in the shade!

Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

To lengthen thy life lessen thy meals.

In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Anger is never without a Reason, but seldom with a good One.

The way to be safe, is never to be secure.

Our opinions are not in our own power; they are formed and governed much by circumstances that are often as inexplicable as they are irresistible.

Each year one vicious habit rooted out, in time might make the worst man good throughout.

What is wit, or wealth, or form, or learning, when compared with virtue?

Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as public liberty, without freedom of speech.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.

Wish not so much to live long as to live well.

Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones.

In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride.

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.