Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

In my youth, I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.

Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

I have no private interest in the reception of my inventions by the world, having never made, nor proposed to make, the least profit by any of them.

As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously.

She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth.

He that won’t be counseled can’t be helped.

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and… the state in which you will find solid happiness.

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.

In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it.

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain the lazy one never.

Fatigue is the best pillow.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

Remember that credit is money.