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Working on your biceps? Try chopping down a cherry tree.
I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.
You have only one way to convince others, listen to them.
The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
It is at all times more easy to make enemies than friends.
A lottery is the perfect tax...laid only upon the willing.
We can not guarantee success, we can strive to deserve it.
I shall never ask, never refuse, nor ever resign an office.
Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive.
Father I cannot tell a lie. I did it with my little hatchet.
Example, whether it be good or bad, has a powerful influence.
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself.
When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.
Every post is honourable in which a man can serve his country.
The power under the Constitution will always be in the people.
The whole duty of man is summed up in obedience to God's will.
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.
The tumultuous populace of large cities are ever to be dreaded.
Good company will always be found much less expensive than bad.
I hate deception, even where the imagination only is concerned.
It is impossible to reason without arriving at a Supreme Being.
There is no practice more dangerous than that of borrowing money
The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury.
[V]irtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government.
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
[death]...the abyss from where no traveler is permitted to return
Occupants of public offices love power and are prone to abuse it.
We beseech [God] to pardon our national and other transgressions.
Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society.
A people unused to restraint must be led, they will not be drove.
Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.
A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.
The most enviable praise of all is just to be called an honest man.
An ambassador has no need of spies; his character is always sacred.
The best way to have peace is to always be prepared to fight a way.
Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.
Interwoven is the love of liberty with every ligament of the heart.
It is to be lamented that great characters are seldom without a blot.
Give not advice without being asked, and when desired, do it briefly.
I wish to walk in such a line as will give most general satisfaction.
Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
Indians and wolves are both beasts of prey, tho' they differ in shape.
To persevere in one's duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny
Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.
The best and only safe road to honor, glory, and true dignity is justice.
I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers.
The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth.
We had quitters during the Revolution too...we called them 'Kentuckians.'