Adversity is a severe instructor, set over us by one who knows us better than we do ourselves, as he loves us better too. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper. This conflict with difficulty makes us acquainted with our object, and compels us to consider it in all its relations. It will not suffer us to be superficial.

Fellowship in treason is a bad ground of confidence.

All human laws are, properly speaking, only declaratory; they may alter the mode and application, but have no power over the substance of original justice.

Whenever government abandons law, it proclaims anarchy.

He was not merely a chip off the old block, but the old block itself.

Circumspection and caution are part of wisdom.

To drive men from independence to live on alms, is itself great cruelty.