Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for Divine protection," he stated. "Our prayers, Sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. ... Do we imagine we no longer need His assistance?

It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of collected wisdom, but we necessarily have, at the same time, the inconvenience of their collected passions, prejudices and private interests: for regulating commerce an assembly of great men is the greatest fool on earth

Onions can make even Heirs and Widows weep.

Observe all men, thyself most.

We are not so sensible of the greatest Health as of the least Sickness.

Every pot must sit on its own bottom.