The idea of creating a national bank I do not concur in, because it seems now decided that Congress has not that power (although I sincerely wish they had it exclusively), and because I think there is already a vast redundancy rather than a scarcity of paper medium.

His [Calvin's] religion was demonism. If ever man worshiped a false God, he did. The being described in his five points is ... a demon of malignant spirit. It would be more pardonable to believe in no God at all, than to blaspheme him by the atrocious attributes of Calvin

The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.

The private buildings [of Virginia] are very rarely constructed of stone or brick; much the greatest proportion being of scantlingand boards, plastered with lime. It is impossible to devise things more ugly, uncomfortable, and happily more perishable.

The liberty of the whole earth was depending on the issue of the contest, and was ever such a prize won with so little innocent blood?

Experience has proved to us that a dollar of silver disappears for every dollar of paper emitted.

If you have any duty which must be done, and it seems disagreeable, do it promptly and have it over.