Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.

That power is in vain which is never in use.

Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.

The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.

There is nothing more unnatural to religion than contentions about it.

The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.

When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.