Do little things as if they were great, because of the majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ who dwells in thee.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

The origins of disputes between philosophers is, that one class of them have undertaken to raise man by displaying his greatness, and the other to debase him by showing his miseries.

I can readily conceive of a man without hands or feet; and I could conceive of him without a head, if experience had not taught me that by this he thinks, Thought then, is the essence of man, and without this we cannot conceive of him.

The entire ocean is affected by a single pebble.

No soul of high estate can take pleasure in slander. It betrays a weakness.

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.