It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor.

The mansion should not be graced by its master, the master should grace the mansion.

Every animal loves itself.

It is not enough to acquire wisdom, it is necessary to employ it.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

Though liberty is established by law, we must be vigilant, for liberty to enslave us is always present under that very liberty. Our Constitution speaks of the "general welfare of the people." Under that phrase all sorts of excesses can be employed by lusting tyrants to make us bondsmen.

The strictest law often causes the most serious wrong