I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.
It is not possible to eat me without insisting that I sing praises of my devourer?
Is it possible that existence is our exile and nothingness our home?
If all things are possible with God, then all things are possible to him who believes in Him.
In my earnest thoughts, I must remain to collect as much Gold as possible from this great land.
Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country.