I was by birth a gentleman, living neither in any considerable height nor yet in obscurity.

THE PEOPLE WOULD BE JUST AS NOISY IF THEY WERE GOING TO SEE ME HANGED.

Mr. Lely, I desire you would use all your skill to paint my picture truly like me, and not flatter me at all; but remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it.

For that which you mention concerning liberty of conscience, I meddle not with any man's conscience.

The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions. If they be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies.

A man-of-war is the best ambassador.

I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have kept a flock of sheep, rather than to have undertaken this government.