A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.

Remember, officers and soldiers, that you are fighting for the blessings of liberty.

For it is fixed principle with me, that whatever is done should be done well.

Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive.

A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.

The scheme, my dear Marqs. which you propose as a precedent, to encourage the emancipation of the black people of this Country from that state of Bondage in wch. they are held, is a striking evidence of the benevolence of your Heart. I shall be happy to join you in so laudable a work.

As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit.