“To be good, and do good, is the whole duty of man comprised in a few words.”

“You cannot be, I know, nor do I wish to see you, an inactive spectator....We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them”

“We have too many high sounding words and too few actions that correspond with them.”

“A people fired ... with love of their country and of liberty, a zeal for the public good, and a noble emulation of glory, will not be disheartened or dispirited by a succession of unfortunate events. But like them, may we learn by defeat the power of becoming invincible.”

“My Dear Son... remember that you are accountable to your Maker for all your words and actions.”

“But let no person say what they would or would not do, since we are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.”

“It is to me a most affecting thing to hear myself prayed for, in particular as I do every day in the week, and disposes me to bear with more composure, some disagreeable circumstances that attend my situation.”