"The sea hath no king but God alone."

"It is not down on any map; true places never are."

"The strongest of all arguments, in favor of the present constitution of government, is, that though it be not the best possible, yet it is better than any other."

"The world is a joke; and, be it said, a very poor one."

"Every man's life is a train of events, in which many a caboose is coupled to the engine."