“ My elder brothers were all put apprentices to different trades. I was put to the grammar-school at eight years of age, my father intending to devote me, as the tithe of his sons, to the service of the Church. ”

“ In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires. ”

“ Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants. ”

“ There was never a good war, or a bad peace. ”

“ Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. ”

“ A penny saved is a penny earned. ”

“ God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervade all the nations of the earth, so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface and say: 'This is my country.' ”

“ Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste. ”

“ Half a truth is often a great lie. ”

“ Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out. ”