Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master from the house.

I do not understand what the man who is happy wants in order to be happier.

We should never so entirely avoid danger as to appear irresolute and cowardly; but, at the same time, we should avoid unnecessarily exposing ourselves to danger, than which nothing can be more foolish.

For nothing is more commendable, nothing more becoming in a preeminently great man than courtesy and forbearance.

It is necessary for a Senator to be thoroughly acquainted with the constitution; and this is a knowledge of the most extensive nature; a matter of science, of diligence, of reflection, without which no Senator can possibly be fit for his office.