My precept to all who build, is, that the owner should be an ornament to the house, and not the house to the owner.

Would that I could discover truth as easily as I can uncover falsehood.

Thrift is of great revenue.

It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.

When trying a case [the famous judge] L. Cassius never failed to inquire "Who gained by it?" Man's character is such that no one undertakes crimes without hope of gain.

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.

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.