Nothing is more important for the public wealth than to form and train youth in wisdom and virtue. Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.

Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.

I believe ... that the soul of man is immortal and will be treated with justice in another life, respecting its conduct in this.

If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.

If any form of government is capable of making a nation happy, ours I think bids fair now for producing that effect. But after all much depends upon the people who are governed.

The only things of certainty are Death and Taxes.

Hunger is the best pickle.