There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.

Law represents the effort of man to organize society; governments, the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty.

Pushing any truth out very far, you are met by a counter-truth.

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.

It will not do to be saints at meeting and sinners everywhere else.

The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

A man ought to carry himself in the world as an orange tree would if it could walk up and down in the garden, swinging perfume from every little censer it holds up in the air.