"No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown."

"Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood."

"Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers."

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

"Let the people think they govern, and they will be governed."

"All excess is ill, but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men. It reveals secrets, is quarrelsome, lascivious, impudent, dangerous and bad."

"A duty dodged is like a debt unpaid; it is only deferred, and we must come back and settle the account at last."

"The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and have the two as close together as possible."

"The principles now planted in thy bosom will grow, and one day reach maturity; and in that maturity thou wilt find thy heaven or thy hell."

"I want to grow. I want to be better. You grow. We all grow. We're made to grow. You either evolve or you disappear."

"He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again."

"A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin."