What persons are by starts they are by nature.

It is the nature of an hypothesis, when once a man has conceived it, that it assimilates every thing to itself, as proper nourishment; and, from the first moment of your begetting it, it generally grows the stronger by every thing you see, hear, read, or understand.

Endless is the search of truth.

The chaste mind, like a polished plane, may admit foul thoughts, without receiving their tincture.

I am positive I have a soul; nor can all the books with which materialists have pestered the world ever convince me to the contrary.

I would go fifty miles on foot to kiss the hand of that man whose generous heart will give up the reins of his imagination into his Author's hands; be pleased, he knows not why, and cares not wherefore.

The most accomplished way of using books is to serve them as some people do lords; learn their titles and then brag of their acquaintance.