When I had gone through the whole, and saw what a plain, simple, reasonable thing Christianity was, suited to all conditions and capacities; and in the morality of it now, with divine authority, established into a legible law, so far surpassing all that philosophy and human reason had attained to, or could possibly make effectual to all degrees of man kind; I was flattered to think it might be of some use in the world.

I have no reason to suppose that he, who would take away my Liberty, would not when he had me in his Power, take away everything else.

It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.

Any one reflecting upon the thought he has of the delight, which any present or absent thing is apt to produce in him, has the idea we call love.

Power to do good is the true and lawful act of aspiring; for good thoughts (though God accept them), yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put in act; and that cannot be without power and place, as the vantage and commanding ground.

I am sure, zeal or love for truth can never permit falsehood to be used in the defense of it.

The mind is furnished with ideas by experience alone