"I can see the time when every city will have one."

"I fear nothing so much as a man who is witty all day long."

"Property may be destroyed and money may lose it's purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge, and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions."

"People are changed, not by coercion or intimidation, but by example."

"Having a personal philosophy is like having a pet marmoset, because it may be very attractive when you acquire it, but there may be situations when it will not come in handy at all."

"A farm is an irregular patch of nettles bounded by short-term notes, containing a fool and his wife who didn't know enough to stay in the city."

"Put your shoulder to the wheel."

"PRESBYTERIAN, n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should be called presbyters."

"Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty."

"Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, or improve the heart."

"He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it."

"Everything without tells the individual that he is nothing; everything within persuades him that he is everything."