Troops of heroes undistinguished die.

Friendships, in general, are suddenly contracted; and therefore it is no wonder they are easily dissolved.

Prejudice and self-sufficiency naturally proceed from inexperience of the world, and ignorance of mankind.

I consider an human soul without education like marble in the quarry, which shows none of its inherent beauties till the skill of the polisher fetches out the colours, makes the surface shine, and discovers every ornamental cloud, spot and vein that runs through the body of it.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

A person may be qualified to do greater good to mankind and become more beneficial to the world, by morality without faith than by faith without morality.

I believe that everyone, some time or other, dreams that he is reading papers, books, or letters; in which case the invention prompts so readily that the mind is imposed upon, and mistakes its own suggestions for the composition of another.