The only thing a man can take beyond this lifetime is his ethics.

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

So, ask the travelled inhabitant of any nation, in what country on earth would you rather live? — Certainly, in my own, where are all my friends, my relations, and the earliest and sweetest affections and recollections of my life. Which would be your second choice? France.

I have lived temperately, eating little animal food, and that not as an aliment, so much as a condiment for the vegetables, which constitute my principal diet.

Establish the eternal truth that acquiescence under insult is not the way to escape war.

I have always said that a studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better husbands.