The soul of man is not a thing which comes and goes, is builded and decays like the elemental frame in which it is set to dwell, but a very living force, a very energy of God's organic will, which rules and moulds this universe.

Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as prejudicial to society.

Mistakes are often the best teachers.

Ignorance is the dominion of absurdity.

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

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

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