"Stand firm, don't flutter!..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level of themselves.”

“I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power. I am naturally very jealous for the rights and liberties of my country, and the least encroachment of those invaluable privileges is apt to make my blood boil.”

“La pereza anda tan despacio que la pobreza no tarda en alcanzarla.”

“He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.”

“Be a peg, hammered into the frozen ground, immovable.”

“My love to thee is sound, sans crack or flaw.”

“Go forth on your path, as it exists only through your walking.”

“I have seen the day of wrong through the little hole of discretion, and I will right myself like a soldier.”

“I am not born to sit still and do nothing. If I lose the game, it shall not be from not striving for it.”