Women ought not to know their own wit, because they will still be showing it, and so spoil it.

Old friends are best.

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice as onerous a duty.

They that are against Superstition oftentimes run into it of the wrong side. If I will wear all colours but black, then am I superstitious in not wearing black.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to refute him.

There is no book on which we can rest in a dying moment but the Bible.

The House of Commons is called the Lower House, in twenty Acts of Parliament; but what are twenty Acts of Parliament amongst Friends?

The happiness of married life depends upon making small sacrifices with readiness and cheerfulness.

Idolatry is in a man's own thought, not in the opinion of another.

Ignorance of the law excuses no man.

A gallant man is above ill words.

In spiritual terms, where ever your mind goes, that’s where your soul follows.

Do not trust a teacher that is unwilling to learn.

From my point of view, God is the light that illuminates the darkness, even if it does not dissolve it, and a spark of divine light is within each of us.

I don't avoid anyone but I always think some people hate me.

Men would be angels, angels would be gods.

Life, according to Zen, ought to be lived as a bird flies through the air, or as a fish swims in the water.

It's a funny thing, character, the way it brands people as they age, rising from within to leave its scar.

Remember brick walls let us show our dedication. They are there to separate us from the people who don't really want to achieve their childhood dreams.

Teachers started recognizing me and praising me for being smart in science and that made me want to be even smarter in science!

Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.