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.

What is meat for one is not for another--no accounting for fancy.

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.

I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature.

If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.

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

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.