Friends, though absent, are still present.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

Virtue is uniform, conformable to reason, and of unvarying consistency; nothing can be added to it that can make it more than virtue; nothing can be taken from it, and the name of virtue be left.

The authors who affect contempt for a name in the world put their names to the books which they invite the world to read.

Thrift is a great revenue.

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

Nature has circumscribed the field of life within small dimensions, but has left the field of glory unmeasured.