Give me, Lord, neither poverty nor riches.

To suppose such a thing possible as a society, in which men, who are able and willing to work, cannot support their families, and ought, with a great part of the women, to be compelled to lead a life of celibacy, for fear of having children to be starved; to suppose such a thing possible is monstrous.

However roguish a man may be, he always loves to deal with an honest man.

Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.

To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility.

Give me, Lord, neither poverty nor riches.

I set out as a sort of self-dependent politician. My opinions were my own. I dashed at all prejudices. I scorned to follow anybodyin matter of opinion.... All were, therefore, offended at my presumption, as they deemed it.