He who lets the world choose his plan of life for him has need of no other faculty than that of ape-like imitation.

I know tolerably well what Ireland was, but have a very imperfect idea of what Ireland is.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power.

What is contrary to women's nature to do, they never will be made to do by simply giving their nature free play.

A profound conviction raises a man above the feeling of ridicule.

Education is one of the subjects which most essentially require to be considered by various minds, and from a variety of points of view. For, of all many-sided subjects, it is the one which has the greatest number of sides.