The only safe ruler is he who has learned to obey willingly.

It is much safer to obey, than to govern.

When any one State in the American Union refuses obedience to the Confederation by which they have bound themselves, the rest have a natural right to compel them to obedience

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.

He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.