The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.

I have often thought of it as one of the most barbarous customs in the world, considering us as a civilized and a Christian country, that we deny the advantages of learning to women.

The best of men cannot suspend their fate: The good die early, and the bad die late.

'Tis no sin to cheat the devil.

In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled.