"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."

"Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances."

"So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done."

"The greatest deception is forgetting that the mind is a garden where thoughts are the seeds."

"It is a essential truth that to know when to speak and when to listen is the hallmark of genuine discernment."

"It is a timeless truth that a life well-lived leaves an aroma of kindness long after the sun has set — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A visionary sees the unseen and knows the roots of true happiness grow deep in the present moment."

"The true measure of a man is every ending is merely a new beginning in disguise."