True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.

If none were to have Liberty but those who understand what it is, there would not be many freed Men in the world.

The past is the best way to suppose what may come.

Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought.

The best party is but a kind of conspiracy against the rest of the nation.

Friendship cannot live with ceremony, nor without civility.

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way.