Historians relate not so much what is done as what they would have believed.

A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district; all studied and appreciated as they merit; are the principal support of virtue, morality, and civil liberty.

There is no gains without pain.

Do not let fancy outrun your means.

A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.

When men differ in opinion, both sides ought equally to have the advantage of being heard by the public; when Truth and Error have fair play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter.

A light purse is a heavy curse.