No one lies as much as the indignant do.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him