Nothing so obstinately stands in the way of all sorts of progress as pride of opinion. While nothing is so foolish and baseless.

No man ever feels the restraint of law so long as he remains within the sphere of his liberty -- a sphere, by the way, always large enough for the full exercise of his powers and the supply of all his legitimate wants.

The secret of being loved is in being lovely; and the secret of being lovely is in being unselfish.

It is only rogues who feel the restraints of law.

Play may not have so high a place in the divine economy, but is has as legitimate a place as prayer.

That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slow, endures.

Laws are the very bulkwarks of liberty; they define every man's rights, and defend the individual liberties of all men.