“True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.”

The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.

I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.

I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.

Religion is a byproduct of fear.

To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.

Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.

Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.

The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.

A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.

Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.

We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.

It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.

It is when faced with adversity that we get to know what we are made up of, what we are capable of doing, and who we truly are.

For to be poised against fatality, to meet adverse conditions gracefully, is more than simple endurance; it is an act of aggression, a positive triumph.

In the hour of adversity be not without hope, for crystal rain falls from black clouds.

We’ll endure daily scars in our lives through shared adversity.

What separates those who go under and those who rise above adversity is the strength of their will and their hunger for power.

Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere.

Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.

I refuse to let adversity allow me to be average.