Neither are any wars so furious and bloody, or of so long continuance as those occasioned by difference in opinion, especially if it be in things indifferent.

Story-telling is subject to two unavoidable defects,--frequent repetition and being soon exhausted; so that, whoever values this gift in himself, has need of a good memory, and ought frequently to shift his company.

I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed.

We have enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.

There were many times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails.

It may pass for a maxim in State, that the administration cannot be placed in too few hands, nor the legislature in too many.

Few are qualified to shine in company, but it is in most men's power to be agreeable.