Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my Commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life. (Address to Congress on Resigning Commission Dec 23, 1783)

Her husband seemed to her now like a person whom she had married without love as an excuse.

What good is power when you're too wise to use it?

Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in.

Restraint never ruins one's health.