I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid…

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Of all the cankers of human happiness none corrodes with so silent, yet so baneful...

Of all the cankers of human happiness none corrodes with so silent, yet so baneful...

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as...

I am an Epicurean. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as...

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more...

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more...

Tranquility is the old mans milk

Tranquility is the old mans milk

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

The merchant has no country

The merchant has no country

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

The basis of our government (is) is opinion of the people.

The basis of our government (is) is opinion of the people.

Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of...

Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of...

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.

Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we...

Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we...