The more mysterious, the more imperfect: that which is mystically spoken is but half spoken.
Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.
Right and truth are greater than any power, and all power is limited by right.
None can do a man so much harm as he doeth himself.
A good man's life is all of a piece.
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.