Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of us are servants of the law, that we all may be free.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs than freedom never endangered.

We think a happy life consists in tranquility of mind.

What one has, one ought to use: and whatever he does he should do with all his might.

Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

No liberal man would impute a charge of unsteadiness to another for having changed his opinion.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

It shows a brave and resolute spirit not to be agitated in exciting circumstances.