“What is lawful is undesirable; what is unlawful is very attractive”

“Property is the fruit of labor - property is desirable - it is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise”

“Men willingly believe what they wish”

“What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes”

“You know more than you think you know, just as you know less than you want to know”

“Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit ”