A modest man is steady, an humble man timid, and a vain one presumptuous.

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

The same energy of character which renders a man a daring villain would have rendered him useful in society, had that society been well organized.

My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of flattering their fascinating graces, and viewing them as if they were in a state of perpetual childhood, unable to stand alone.

A slavish bondage to parents cramps every faculty of the mind

Surely something resides in this heart that is not perishable - and life is more than a dream.

For years I have endeavored to calm an impetuous tide -- laboring to make my feelings take an orderly course -- it was striving against the stream.