No man can mortgage his injustice as a pawn for his fidelity.

If you can be well without health, you may be happy without virtue.

Nnothing tends more to the corruption of science than to suffer it to stagnate. These waters must be troubled, before they can exert their virtues.

The same sun which gilds all nature, and exhilarates the whole creation, does not shine upon disappointed ambition.

Corrupt influence is itself the perennial spring of all prodigality, and of all disorder; it loads us more than millions of debt; takes away vigor from our arms, wisdom from our councils, and every shadow of authority and credit from the most venerable parts of our constitution.

A great empire and little minds go ill together.

Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants.