 Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. |
| The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government. Topics: Government |
| The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good. |
| The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. |
| My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her. |
| Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. |
| Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. |
| We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience. |
| Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive. Topics: Business |
| My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein. |
| When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen. |
| Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. Topics: Friendship |
| Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. |
| I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. |
| The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon. |
| A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends. Topics: Friendship |
| Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience. |
| Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government. Topics: Government |
| If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War. |
| If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. |
