It is by imitation, far more than by precept, that we learn everything; and what we learn thus, we acquire not only more effectually, but more pleasantly.

War never leaves where it found a nation.

There is nothing in the world really beneficial that does not lie within the reach of an informed understanding and a well-protected pursuit.

Humanity cannot be degraded by humiliation.

To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.

Freedom without virtue is not freedom but license to pursue whatever passions prevail in the intemperate mind; man's right to freedom being in exact proportion to his willingness to put chains upon his own appetites; the less restraint from within, the more must be imposed from without.

It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.