There is nothing god cannot do.

The first bond of society is the marriage tie; the next our children; then the whole family of our house, and all things in common.

Studies are the food of youth, the delight of old age; the ornament of prosperity, the refuge and comfort of adversity; a delight at home, and no hindrance abroad; they are companions by night, and in travel, and in the country.

The human mind ever longs for occupation.

The greatest incitement to guilt is the hope of sinning with impunity.

Courage is virtue which champions the cause of right.

To be endowed with strength by nature, to be actuated by the powers of the mind, and to have a certain spirit almost divine infused into you.