"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light."

"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."

"If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War."

"Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience."

"There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice."

"Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own."

"This was possible only by dint of extended periods of frequently quite painful reflection and digestion."

"You can't set a hen in one morning and have chicken salad for lunch."