That past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present, was itself founded on some past that went before it.

Mystery such as is given of God is beyond the power of human penetration, yet not in opposition to it.

The people are as severe toward the clergy as toward women; they want to see absolute devotion to duty from both.

I desire no other proof of Christianity than the Lord's Prayer.

Happy the land where the writers are sad, the merchants satisfied, the rich melancholic, and the populace content.

The thing that must be preserved in all situations whatever is the reputation of one's character.

Only the refined and delicate pleasures that spring from research and education can build up barriers between different ranks.