Contempt for private wrongs was one of the features of ancient morals.

What can one possibly introduce into a mind that is already full, and full of itself?

The breath of the mind is attention.

Every modulated sound is not a song, and every voice that executes a beautiful air does not sing. Singing should enchant. But to produce this effect there must be a quality of soul and voice which is by no means common even with great singers.

We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future.

Let your cry be for free souls rather than for freedom. Moral liberty is the only important liberty.

The dregs may stir themselves as they please; they fall back to the bottom by their own coarseness.