An excellent man, like precious metal, is in every way invariable; A villain, like the beams of a balance, is always varying, upwards and downwards.

It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of truth

It is better that a man should tyrannize over his bank balance than over his fellow citizens

Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.

Man... hath by nature a power
.... to preserve his property - that is, his life, liberty, and estate - against the injuries and attempts of other men.

No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience.