I set forth notions that are human and my own, simply as human notions considered in themselves, not as determined and decreed by heavenly ordinance.

When I quote others I do so in order to express my own ideas more clearly.

Everyone gives the title of barbarism to everything that is not in use in his own country.

Our wisdom and deliberation for the most part follow the lead of chance.

The honor we receive from those that fear us, is not honor; those respects are paid to royalty and not to me.

We are all patchwork, and so shapeless and diverse in composition that each bit, each moment, plays its own game.

The strength of any plan depends on the time. Circumstances and things eternally shift and change.