I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.

The truths of the Scriptures are so marked and inimitable, that the inventor would be more of a miraculous character than the hero.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken.

The majesty of the Scriptures strikes me with admiration, as the purity of the gospel has its influence on my heart.

In truth, laws are always useful to those with possessions and harmful to those who have nothing; from which it follows that the social state is advantageous to men only when all possess something and none has too much.

Consolation indiscreetly pressed upon us, when we are suffering undue affliction, only serves to increase our pain, and to render our grief more poignant.

The only moral lesson which is suited for a child--the most important lesson for every time of life--is this: 'Never hurt anybody.