Rivers are highways that move on and bear us whither we wish to go.

How hollow is the heart of man, and how full of excrement!

In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

Faith embraces many truths which seem to contradict each other.

The majority is the best way, because it is visible, and has strength to make itself obeyed. Yet it is the opinion of the least able.

There are two equally dangerous extremes-to shut reason out, and to let nothing else in.