Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment the treasurer, of a wise man.

Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.

Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.

It were happy if we studied nature more in natural things; and acted according to nature, whose rules are few, plain, and most reasonable.

Every stroke our fury strikes is sure to hit ourselves at last.

My prison shall be my grave before I will budge a jot; for I owe my conscience to no mortal man.