hich is the
support and prime mover of the whole, is neglected."

"Common danger brought the States into confederacy; and on their union
our safety and importance depend."

"Remember that actions, and not the commission, make the officer. More
is expected from him than the title."

"Knowledge is, in every country, the surest basis of public happiness."

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

"To share the common lot, and participate in conveniences which the
army, from the peculiarity of our circumstances, are obliged to undergo,
has with me, been a fundamental principle."

"The value of liberty is enhanced by the difficulty of its attainment,
and the worth of character appreciated by the trial of adversity."

"It is our duty to make the best of our misfortunes, and not suffer
passion to interfere with our interest and the public good."

"In my estimation, more permanent and genuine happiness is to be found
in the sequestered walks of connubial life than in the giddy rounds of
promiscuous pleasure, or the more tumultuous and imposing scenes of
successful ambition."

"Without virtue and without integrity, the finest talents and the most
brilliant accomplishments can never gain the respect and conciliate the
esteem of the truly valuable part of mankind."

"Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder."

"A good moral character is the first essential in a man. It is,
therefore, highly important to endeavor not only to be learned, but
virtuous."

"The eyes of Argus are upon us, and no slip will pass unnoticed."

"It is much easier to avoid disagreements than to remove discontents."

"The man who would steer clear of shelves and rocks, must know where
they lie."

"Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men, any more than fine
feathers make fine birds."

"We ought not to look back, unless it be to derive useful lessons from
past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear-bought
experience."

"Gaming is the child of Avarice, the brother of Iniquity, and the father
of Mischief."

"Religion is as necessary to reason as reason is to religion. The one
cannot exist without the other."

"The propitious smiles of heaven can never be expected on a nation that
disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which heaven itself has
ordained."

"Whatever may be conceded to the influence of