A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools.
Man ... feels that he is a participator in the government of affairs not merely at an election, one day in the year, but every day.
Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace
Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.
Traveling makes men wiser, but less happy.
I never before knew the full value of trees. Under them I breakfast, dine, write, read and receive my company.