Fretfulness of temper will generally characterize those who are negligent of order.
Only mediocrity of enjoyment is allowed to man.
The great standard of literature as to purity and exactness of style is the Bible.
As the primary end of History is to record truth, impartiality, fidelity and accuracy are the fundamental qualities of an Historian.
Human ability is an unequal match for the violent and unforeseen vicissitudes of the world.
The spirit of true religion breathes gentleness and affability; it gives a native, unaffected ease to the behavior; it is social, kind, cheerful; far removed from the cloudy and illiberal disposition which clouds the brow, sharpens the temper, and dejects the spirit.