"Speak not evil of the absent, for it is a sure way to lose the confidence of all present."

"It is impossible to govern the world without God and the Bible."

"The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained."

"It is better to be alone than in bad company."

"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man."