I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.

posterity who are to reap the blessings will scarcely be able to conceive the hardships and sufferings of their ancestors.

Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence.

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.

Dark and sour humours, especially those which have a spice of malevolence in them, are vastly disagreeable. Such men have no music in their souls.

I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.

If we expect to inherit the blessings of our Fathers, we should return a little more to their primitive Simplicity of Manners.