A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.

Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for their liberty in defending our own.

Take a coin from your purse and invest it in your mind. It will come pouring out of your mind and overflow your purse.

If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.

The man who does things makes mistakes, but he doesn't make the biggest mistake of all-doing nothing.

I firmly believe this ... that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and bye word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom and leave it to chance, war and conquest.

Never praise your cider or your horse