By nature a philosopher is not in genius and disposition half so different from a street porter, as a mastiff is from a greyhound

In the long-run the workman may be as necessary to his master as his master is to him, but the necessity is not so immediate.

The difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so much from nature, as from habit, custom, and education.

It appears, accordingly, from the experience of all ages and nations, I believe, that the work done by freemen comes cheaper in the end than that performed by slaves.

An English university is a sanctuary in which exploded systems and obsolete prejudices find shelter and protection after they have been . hunted out of every corner of the world.

A sketch of a man facing to the right.

Secrets in manufactures are capable of being longer kept than secrets in trade.