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With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.

William Shakespeare

What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty!

William Shakespeare

Nothing will come of nothing.

William Shakespeare

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.

Thomas Jefferson

National honor is national property of the highest value.

James Monroe

I can never consent to being dictated to.

Jane Austen

I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.

Robert E. Lee

He serves his party best who serves the country best.

Rutherford B. Hayes

A public office is a public trust.

Attributed to Roman law and American statesmen

I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process.

Benjamin Harrison