One unerring mark of the love of truth is not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant.

Neither the inveterateness of the mischief, nor the prevalency of the fashion, shall be any excuse for those who will not take care about the meaning of their own words, and will not suffer the insignificancy of their expressions to be inquired into.

He that judges without informing himself to the utmost that he is capable, cannot acquit himself of judging amiss

Faith is the assent to any proposition not made out by the deduction of reason but upon the credit of the proposer.

If punishment reaches not the mind and makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender.

In the beginning, all the world was America.

He that will have his son have respect for him and his orders, must himself have a great reverence for his son.