No man rides so high and in such good company as the man that allies himself to a truth.

The last person one wants to be is themselves. Sadly, that is the best person to be.

Thorough selfishness destroys or paralyzes enjoyment. A heart made selfish by the contest for wealth is like a citadel stormed in war, utterly shattered.

Intelligence increases mere physical ability one half. The use of the head abridges the labor of the hands.

The power of hiding ourselves from one another is mercifully given, for men are wild beasts, and would devour one another but for this protection.

Men can make an idol of the Bible.

The most miserable pettifogging in the world is that of a man in the court of his own consciences.