“Give me 26 lead soldiers and I will conquer the world.”

“Ignorance leads men into a party, and shame keeps them from getting out again.”

“Liberality is not giving much, but giving wisely.”

“I advise you to apply to all those whom you know will give something; next, to those whom you are uncertain whether they will give any thing or not, and show them the list of those who have given; and, lastly, do not neglect those who you are sure will give nothing, for in some of them you may be mistaken.”

“I am for doing good to the poor, but...I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed...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.”

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”

“You tell me, and I forgetYou teach me, and I rememberYou involve me, and I learn”