I Am More And More Convinced That

The Character Which A Youth Acquires In The Early Part Of His Life Is Of Great Importance Towards His Future Prosperity-one False Step May Prove Irretrievable To His Future Usefulness.

May Your Mind Be Thoroughly Impressed With The Absolute Necessity Of Universal Virtue And Goodness, As The Only Sure Road To Happiness, And May You Walk Therein With Undeviating Steps.

The Reins Of Government Have Been So Long Slackened, That I Fear The People Will Not Quietly Submit To Those Restraints Which Are Necessary For The Peace And Security Of The Community.

Let Your Observations And Comparisons Produce In Your Mind An Abhorrence Of Domination And Power, The Parent Of Slavery, Ignorance, And Barbarism, Which Places Man Upon A Level With His Fellow Tenants Of The Woods.

I Can Hear Of The Brilliant Accomplishments Of Any Of My Sex With Pleasure And Rejoice In That Liberality Of Sentiment Which Acknowledges Them.