99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

It has always been a source of serious reflection and sincere regret with me that the youth of the United States should be sent to foreign countries for the purpose of education. Although there are many who escape the danger of contracting principles unfavorable to republican governments, yet we ought to deprecate the hazard attending ardent and susceptible minds from being too strongly and too early prejudiced in favor of other political systems, before they are capable of appreciating their own.

I have the consolation to believe, that, while choice and prudence invite me to quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it.

At my age, and in my circumstances, what sinister object, or personal emolument had I to seek after, in this life? The growing infirmities of age and the increasing love of retirement, daily confirm my decided predilection for domestic life: and the great Searcher of human hearts is my witness, that I have no wish, which aspires beyond the humble and happy lot of living and dying a private citizen on my own farm.

... the benefit arising from moderate use of strong Liquor have been experienced in all Armies, and are not to be disputed.

Let us impart all the blessings we possess, or ask for ourselves, to the whole family of mankind.

If ever again our nation stumbles upon unfunded paper, it shall surely be like death to our body politic. This country will crash.