The great fish swallow up the small; and he who is most strenuous for the rights of the people, when vested with power, is as eager after the prerogatives of government.

A little of what you call frippery is very necessary towards looking like the rest of the world.

The house shakes...with the roar of the cannon. No sleep for me tonight.

A people may let a king fall, yet still remain a people, but if a king let his people slip from him, he is no longer a king.

Great necessities call out great virtues.

It is to me a most affecting thing to hear myself prayed for, in particular as I do every day in the week, and disposes me to bear with more composure, some disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.

What is it that affectionate parents require of their Children; for all their care, anxiety, and toil on their accounts? Only that they would be wise and virtuous, Benevolent and kind.