Earnestness is enthusiasm tempered by reason.

It is superstitious to put one's hopes in formalities, but arrogant to refuse to submit to them.

Thought makes the whole dignity of man; therefore endeavor to think well, that is the only morality.

Let each of us examine his thoughts

The mind has its arrangement; it proceeds from principles to demonstrations. The heart has a different mode of proceeding.

We do not worry about being respected in towns through which we pass. But if we are going to remain in one for a certain time, we do worry. How long does this time have to be?

Religion is so great a thing that it is right that those who will not take the trouble to seek it if it be obscure, should be deprived of it.