"True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less."

"A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman."

"The greater the man, the more he is the subject of calumny."

"People crushed by law have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to laws."

"He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper."