The fear of God reigning in the heart is the beauty of the soul.

It is not fit the public trusts should be lodged in the hands of any, till they are first proved and found fit for the business they are to be entrusted with.

We must never promise ourselves any more than God has promised us.

Pure Christianity and serious godliness fear not the scrutiny of a free thought, but despise the impotent malice of a prejudiced one.

Men of polite learning and a liberal education.

Shallows where a lamb could wade and depths where an elephant would drown.

It is better to get wisdom than gold. Gold is another's, wisdom is our own; gold is for the body and time, wisdom for the soul and eternity.