Let us be brave in the face of adversity.

A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two.

Unhappy is the man, though he rule the world, who doesn't consider himself supremely blessed. In order to consider himself supremely blessed he must deeply understand that things could be much worse but aren't! To not do that is to always be less happy than he could be.

No man will swim ashore and take his baggage with him.

What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you.

It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.

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.