Chance It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win. John Paul Jones 16
Happiness I have sacrificed not only my favorite scheme of life, but the softer affections of the heart, and my prospects of domestic happiness, and I am... John Paul Jones 17
Peace An honorable Peace is and always was my first wish! I can take no delight in the effusion of human Blood; but, if this War should continue, I wish... John Paul Jones 42
Age America has been the country of my fond election from the age of thirteen, when I first saw it. I had the honour to hoist with my own hands the flag... John Paul Jones 16
Happiness Though I have drawn my sword in the present generous struggle for the rights of men, yet I am not in arms as an American, nor am I in pursuit of... John Paul Jones 13
Alone The common class of mankind are actuated by no nobler principle than that of self-interest; this and this alone determines all adventurers in... John Paul Jones 14
