The care of our national commerce redounds more to the riches and prosperity of the public than any other act of government.

The time never lies heavy upon him; it is impossible for him to be alone.

No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority.

The Lord my pasture shall prepare, And feed me with a shepherd's care; His presence shall my wants supply, And guard me with a watchful eye.

Health and cheerfulness naturally beget each other.

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.

An indiscreet man is more hurtful than an ill-natured one; for as the latter will only attack his enemies, and those he wishes ill to, the other injures indifferently both friends and foes.