We make our own monsters, then fear them for what they show us about ourselves.

If something is yours by right, you must fight for it at all costs.

Shield!” the old woman snapped. “You well know the weakness there! Shield your son too much, Jessica, and he’ll not grow strong enough to fulfill any destiny.

Here we are to remember that in consequence of our opinion that labor is the Father and active principle of wealth, as lands are the Mother, that the state by killing, mutilating, or imprisoning their members do withal punish themselves.

Every seaman is not only a navigator, but a merchant and also a soldier.

A thousand acres that can feed a thousand souls is better than ten thousand acres of no more effect.

William Petty

Quotes by William Petty

Written By William Petty

Written By William Petty

Written By William Petty

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