Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.
Let the welfare of the people be the ultimate law.
Our minds possess by nature an insatiable desire to know the truth.
There is no more sure tie between friends than when they are united in their objects and wishes.
No one has leave to sin.
I speak of that learning which wakes us acquainted with the boundless extent of nature, and the universe, and which even while we remain in this world, discovers to us both heaven, earth, and sea.