Agriculture is the soul and chief support of empires; industry produces riches and the happiness of the people; exportation represents the superabundance, and good use of both.

We are made weak both by idleness and distrust of ourselves. Unfortunate, indeed, is he who suffers from both. If he is a mere individual he becomes nothing; if he is a king he is lost.

Jesus Chris was more than man.

A man occupied with public or other important business cannot, and need not, attend to spelling.

To listen to the interests of all marks an ordinary government; to foresee them marks a great government.

All the great captains have performed vast achievements by conforming with the rules of art--by adjusting efforts to obstacles.

They wanted me to be a Washington.