None are known to be good, till they have opportunity to be bad.

Modesty and humility are the sobriety of the mind, as temperance and chastity are of the body.

It is base and unworthy to live below the dignity of our nature.

Take away the self-conceited, and there will be elbowroom in the world.

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

Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.

A good man's life is all of a piece.