“When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.”
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Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.
Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.
If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
