I know not any season of life that is past more agreeably than virtuous old age.

While there's life, there's hope.

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

The gardener plants trees, not one berry of which he will ever see: and shall not a public man plant laws, institutions, government, in short, under the same conditions?

No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the semblance of courtesy.

People don't know the value of what they have until it is gone: Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs than freedom never endangered.... Liberty is rendered even more precious by the recollection of servitude. Don't wait till freedom is gone before you enjoy, value, support, protect and make the most of it!

The aim of justice is to give everyone his due.