Nothing that isn't a real crime makes a man appear so contemptible and little in the eyes of the world as inconsistency.

When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view I'm lost, in wonder, love and praise.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

I always rejoice when I see a tribunal filled with a man of an upright and inflexible temper, who in the execution of his country's laws can overcome all private fear, resentment, solicitation, and even pity itself.

The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.

The lives of great men cannot be writ with any tolerable degree of elegance or exactness within a short time after their decease.

The utmost we can hope for in this world is contentment; if we aim at anything higher, we shall meet with nothing but grief and disappointment. A man should direct all his studies and endeavors at making himself easy now and happy hereafter.