"Shift that fat-ass Henry, slowly, or you will swamp the damn boat."

"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."

"I had rather be in my grave, than in the present situation."

"unless someone pops in unexpectedly-Mrs. Washington and myself will do what I believe has not been done within the last twenty years by us, that is to sit down to dinner by ourselves."

"The path of my future life is now marked out. I shall retire to my farm, and never cease to pray for the prosperity of my country."