The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance. Votes: 20
Evil prospers when good men do nothing. Votes: 19
His smile is like the silver plate on a coffin. Votes: 8
My dear doctor, I am surprised to hear you say that I am coughing very badly, as I have been practising all night. Votes: 7
Assassinate me you may; intimidate me you cannot. Votes: 7
In this administration, a place can be found for every bad man. Votes: 4
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become prey to the active. The conditions upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt. Votes: 4
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. Votes: 3
Madame de Stael talks herself into a beauty. Votes: 3
When I can't talk sense, I talk metaphor. Votes: 2
I have never yet heard of a murderer who was not afraid of a ghost. Votes: 2
But as in wailing there's nought availing, And Death unfailing will strike the blow, Then for that reason, and for a season, Let us be merry before we go. Votes: 1
To brand man with infamy, and let him free, is an absurdity that peoples our forests with assassins. Votes: 0
The first inventions of commerce are, like those of all other arts, cunning and short-sighted. Votes: 0