I have not yet lost a feeling of wonder, and of delight, that the delicate motion should reside in all the things around us, revealing itself only to him who looks for it.
The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity.
Good order is the foundation of all things.
If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.
What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.
For there is in mankind an unfortunate propensity to make themselves, their views and their works, the measure of excellence in every thing whatsoever