Gentlemen, I have lived a long time and am convinced that God governs in the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? I move that prayer imploring the assistance of Heaven be held every morning before we proceed to business.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.

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

Drive thy business or it will drive thee.

If thou hast wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty.

Liberality is not giving much, but giving wisely.

Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.