Don't spend your money till you have it.

In short I must confide in you to take such care of the men under you as an economical householder would of his own family, doingevery thing within himself as far as he can, and calling for as few supplies as possible. The less you depend for supplies from this quarter, the less you will be disappointed.

I believe in good luck, and the harder I work and the more I believe in myself, the luckier I get.

The example of changing a constitution by assembling the wise men of the state, instead of assembling armies, will be worth as much to the world as the former examples we had give them. The constitution, too, which was the result of our deliberation, is unquestionably the wisest ever yet presented to men.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.

I would rather have newspapers without a government than a government without newspapers.

No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms.