The works of nature must all be accounted good.

If a man aspires to the highest place, it is no dishonor to him to halt at the second, or even at the third.

He cannot be strict in judging, who does not wish others to be strict judges of himself.

In everything, without doubt, truth has the advantage over imitation.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

God's law is 'right reason.' When perfectly understood it is called 'wisdom.' When applied by government in regulating human relations it is called 'justice.

The world has not yet learned the riches of frugality.