There is a natural firmness in some minds, which cannot be unlocked by trifles, but which, when unlocked, discovers a cabinet of fortitude

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.