There are at bottom but two possible religions--that which rises in the moral nature of man, and which takes shape in moral commandments, and that which grows out of the observation of the material energies which operate in the external universe.

The first duty of an historian is to be on his guard against his own sympathies...

Nature is less partial than she appears, and all situations in life have their compensations along with them.

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

The Providence that watches over the affairs of men works out of their mistakes, at times, a healthier issue than could have been accomplished by their wisest forethought.

Just laws are no restraint upon the freedom of the good, for the good man desires nothing which a just law will interfere with.

The practical effect of a belief is the real test of its soundness.