We should talk over the lessons of the day, or lose them in Music, Chess, or the merriments of our family companions.

Malice will always find bad motives for good actions. - Shall we therefore never do good?

The federal government is our servant, not our master.

The worst day in a man's life is when he sits down and begins thinking about how he can get something for nothing.

We wish the happiness and prosperity of every nation.

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.

The care of every man's soul belongs to himself. But what if he neglect the care of it? Well what if he neglect the care of his health or his estate, which would more nearly relate to the state. Will the magistrate make a law that he not be poor or sick? Laws provide against injury from others; but not from ourselves. God himself will not save men against their wills.