“If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.”

“Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.”

“Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.”

“The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.”

“I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.”

“As long as you know men are like children, you know everything!”