“ To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly. ”

“ The first mistake in public business is the going into it. ”

“ How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them. ”

“ Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards. ”

“ Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. ”

“ I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning. ”

“ One today is worth two tomorrows. ”

“ Half a truth is often a great lie. ”

“ Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one. ”

“ Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. ”