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

The injuries that befall us unexpectedly are less severe than those which are deliberately anticipated.

Dum Spiro, spero- As long as I breathe, I hope.

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.

We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition.

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.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?