Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

Falsehood is a perennial spring.

Under the pressure of the cares and sorrows of our mortal condition, men have at all times, and in all countries, called in some physical aid to their moral consolations - wine, beer, opium, brandy, or tobacco.

If the prudence of reserve and decorum dictates silence in some circumstances, in others prudence of a higher order may justify us in speaking our thoughts.

True religion is the foundation of society. When that is once shaken by contempt, the whole fabric cannot be stable nor lasting.

What ever disunites man from God, also disunites man from man.

The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse.