Truth only smells sweet forever, and illusions, however innocent, are deadly as the canker worm.

We must have the real thing before we can have a science of a thing.

The moral system of the universe is like a document written in alternate ciphers, which change from line to line.

To tell men that they cannot help themselves is to fling them into recklessness and despair.

What is called virtue in the common sense of the word has nothing to do with this or that man's prosperity, or even happiness.

Where nature is sovereign, there is no need of austerity and self-denial.

As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.