We often repent of what we have said, but never, never, of that which we have not.

The clergy, by getting themselves established by law and in-grafted into the machine of government, have been a very formidable engine against the civil and religious rights of man.

I have now the gloomy prospect of retiring from office loaded with serious debts, which will materially affect the tranquility of my retirement.

If your letters are as long as the bible, they will appear short to me. Only let them be brim full of affection.

Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.

The hole and the patch should be commensurate.

Should [reformers] attempt more than the established habits of the people are ripe for, they may lose all and retard indefinitely the ultimate object of their aim.