The first condition of humaneness is a little humility and a little diffidence about the correctness of one's conduct and a little receptiveness.

Satan's snares are mostly subtly laid and are the most tempting when the dividing line between right and wrong is so thin as to be imperceptible.

There's no God higher than truth.

External fears cease of their own accord when once we have conquered these traitors within the camp.

My experience teaches me that truth can never be propagated by doing violence.

Compulsory obedience to a master is a state of slavery, willing obedience to one's father is the glory of son ship.

It would conduce to national progress and save a great deal of time and trouble if we cultivated the habit of never supporting the resolutions either by speaking or voting for them if we had not either the intention or the ability to carry them out.