Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

My manner of living is plain. I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready; and such as will be content to partake of them are always welcome. Those, who expect more, will be disappointed, but no change will be effected by it.

Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.

Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

It is our boast, that a man's religious tenets will not forfeit the protection of the Laws.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear bought experience. To enveigh against things that are past and irremediable, is unpleasing; but to steer clear of the shelves and rocks we have struck upon, is the part of wisdom, equally as incumbent on political as other men, who have their own little bark, or that of others, to navigate through the intricate paths of life, or the trackless ocean, to the haven of security and rest.