Trouble Springs From Idleness.

The Way To Secure Peace Is To Be Prepared For War. They That Are On Their Guard, And Appear Ready To Receive Their Adversaries, Are In Much Less Danger Of Being Attacked, Than The Supine, Secure, And Negligent.

The Strictest Law Sometimes Becomes The Severest Injustice.

He That Doth What He Should Not, Shall Feel What He Would Not.

Pride Is As Loud A Beggar As Want, And A Great Deal More Saucy. When You Have Bought One Fine Thing, You Must Buy Ten More, That Your Appearance May Be All Of A Piece; But It Is Easier To Suppress The First Desire Than To Satisfy All That Follow It.

There Is Nothing Wrong With Retirement As Long As One Doesn't Allow It To Interfere With One's Work.