True charity is spontaneous and finds its own occasion; it is never the offspring of importunity, nor of emulation.

I have somewhere read that conscience not only sits as witness and judge within our bosoms, but also forms the prison of punishment.

It is a glorious occupation, vivifying and self-sustaining in its nature, to struggle with ignorance, and discover to the inquiring minds of the masses the clear cerulean blue of heavenly truth.

That alone can be called true refinement which elevates the soul of man, purifying the manners by improving the intellect.

It is my humble prayer that I may be of some use in my day and generation.

Ministers who threaten death and destruction employ weapons of weakness. Argument and kindness are alone effectual, flavored by the principles of Divine love.

Suspicion is far more to be wrong than right; more often unjust than just. It is no friend to virtue, and always an enemy to happiness.