When a man is discontented with himself, it has one advantage - that it puts him into an excellent frame of mind for making a bargain.

Every obstruction of the course of justice,--is a door opened to betray society, and bereave us of those blessings which it has inview.... It is a strange way of doing honour to God, to screen actions which are a disgrace to humanity.

If there is an evil in this world, it is sorrow and heaviness of heart. The loss of goods, of health, of coronets and mitres, is only evil as they occasion sorrow; take that out, the rest is fancy, and dwelleth only in the head of man.

When the affections so kindly break loose, Joy, is another name for Religion.

What persons are by starts they are by nature.

Religion which lays so many restraints upon us, is a troublesome companion to those who will lay no restraints upon themselves.

Endless is the search of truth.