Politics, Like Religion, Hold Up The Torches

I Do Not Know Whether You Are Fond Of Chemical Reading. There Are Some Things In This Science Worth Reading.

I Am Already Sensible Of Decay In The Power Of Walking, And Find My Memory Not So Faithful As It Used To Be. This May Be Partly Owing To The Incessant Current Of New Matter Flowing Constantly Through It; But I Ascribe To Years Their Share In It Also.

There Is A Natural Aristocracy Among Men. The Grounds Of This Are Virtue And Talents.

A Candle Loses Nothing When It Lights Another Candle.

What I Value More Than All Things, Good Humor.