Heaven grant me that I may thus rejoice in my children, thus see them ornaments to their Country, and blessings to their parents.

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

Many of our disappointments and much of our unhappiness arise from our forming false notions of things and persons.

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

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.

We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.

Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.