Let the farmer forevermore be honored in his calling; for they who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God.

the study of the law is useful in a variety of points of view. it qualifies a man to be useful to himself, to his neighbors, & to the public.

What i value more than all things, good humor.

It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.

What we learn to do, we learn by doing.

May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.

Law is often the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual.