“Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.”

The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.

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.

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.

The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.

Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.

A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.

The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.

Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.

Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.

I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.

Everyone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.

A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony.

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.

The courage to encounter one another and extend a hand of friendship is a pathway of peace and harmony for humanity.

The Holy Spirit loves to shape unity from the most beautiful and harmonious diversity.

To put everything in balance is good, to put everything in harmony is better.