A constitution that is made for all nations is made for none.

In the works of man, everything is as poor as its author; vision is confined, means are limited, scope is restricted, movements are labored, and results are humdrum.

We are all bound to the throne of the Supreme Being by a flexible chain which restrains without enslaving us. The most wonderful aspect of the universal scheme of things is the action of free beings under divine guidance.

Prejudice does not mean false ideas, but only ... opinions adopted before examination.

There is no easy method of learning difficult things. The method is to close the door, give out that you are not at home, and work.

The great fault in women is to desire to be like men.

Man is so muddled, so dependent on the things immediately before his eyes, that every day even the most submissive believer can be seen to risk the torments of the afterlife for the smallest pleasure.