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

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.

The reins of government have been so long slackened, that I fear the people will not quietly submit to those restraints which are necessary for the peace and security of the community.

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

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.

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

What is the history of mighty kingdoms and nations, but a detail of the ravages and cruelties of the powerful over the weak?