We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty.

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.

The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.

One more organ or one less in our body would give us a different intelligence. In fact, all the established laws as to why our body is a certain way would be different if our body were not that way.

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

Mediocrity is a hand-rail.

An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.