Those who profess contempt for men, and put them on a level with beasts, yet wish to be admired and believed by men, and contradict themselves by their own feelings--their nature, which is stronger than all, convincing them of the greatness of man more forcibly than reason convinces them of his baseness.

It is incomprehensible that God should exist, and it is incomprehensible that he should not exist.

The more intelligent a man is, the more originality he discovers in others.

Our achievements of today are but the sum total of our thoughts of yesterday. You are today where the thoughts of yesterday have brought you and you will be tomorrow where the thoughts of today take you.

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.

The world is satisfied with words, few care to dive beneath the surface.

Justice is as much a matter of fashion as charm is.