“To be proud of virtue, is to poison yourself with the Antidote.”

“The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity.”

“Fart for freedom, fart for liberty—and fart proudly.”

“He is ill clothed, who is bare of virtue.”

“There is perhaps no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive. Even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility. ”

“If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.”

“The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”