We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.

The sun also shines on the wicked.

The conditions of conquest are always easy. We have but to toil awhile, endure awhile, believe always, and never turn back

No evil is without its compensation ... it is not the loss itself, but the estimate of the loss, that troubles us.

What is the proper limit for wealth? It is, first, to have what is necessary; and, second, to have what is enough.

Let us be brave in the face of adversity.

Courage is a scorner of things which inspire fear.