God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervade all the nations of the earth, so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface and say: "This is my country.

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

Tell me....And I Forget,
Teach me.....And I Learn,
Involve Me.....And I Remember.

Rules too soft are seldomly followed; rules too harsh are seldomly executed.

I am in the prime of senility.

Glass, china and reputation are easily cracked, and never well mended.

When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. Sell not liberty to purchase power.

All would live long, but none would be old.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

He is a fool that cannot conceal his wisdom.