“I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.”

“But I'd rather help than watch. I'd rather have a heart than a mind. I'd rather expose too much than too little. I'd rather say hello to strangers than be afraid of them. I would rather know all this about myself than have more money than I need. I'd rather have something to love than a way to impress you.”

“Governments too steady and uniform, as they are seldom free, so are they, in the judgment of some attended with another sensible inconvenience: they abate the active powers of men; depress courage, invention, and genius; and produce a universal lethary in the people.”

“Great advantages are often attended with great inconveniences, and great minds called to severe trials.”

“Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure; nothing more bondage than too much liberty.”

“She makes a very beautiful corpse, sir. It's quite a privilege to attend on her. It's not too much to say that she will do credit to our establishment!”