Where Security Exists, Liberty And Opportunity Do

In The Affairs Of This World, Men Are Saved Not By Faith, But By The Want Of It.

If You Would Keep Your Secret From An Enemy, Tell It Not To A Friend.

Do Not Do That Which You Would Not Have Known.

You Can Not Pluck Roses Without Fear Of Thorns, Nor Enjoy A Fair Wife Without Danger Of Horns.

In 1736 I Lost One Of My Sons, A Fine Boy Of Four Years Old, By The Small-pox, Taken In The Common Way. I Long Regretted Bitterly, And Still Regret That I Had Not Given It To Him By Inoculation. This I Mention For The Sake Of Parents Who Omit That Operation, On The Supposition That They Should Never Forgive Themselves If A Child Died Under It; My Example Showing That The Regret May Be The Same Either Way, And That, Therefore, The Safer Should Be Chosen.