The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.

Logic and metaphysics make use of more tools than all the rest of the sciences put together, and do the least work.

Alas! how has the social spirit of Christianity been perverted by fools at one time, and by knaves and bigots at another; by the self-tormentors of the cell, and the all-tormentors of the conclave!

Women generally consider consequences in love, seldom in resentment.

Make the most of the day, by determining to spend it on two sorts of acquaintances only--those by whom something may be got, and those from whom something may be learned.

Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.

Strong as our passions are, they may be starved into submission, and conquered without being killed.