We should rather examine, who is better learned, than who is more learned.

How often our involuntary facial motions testify to the thoughts we were keeping secret, and betray us to those around!

It is not death, it is dying that alarms me.

There is no man so good that if he placed all his actions and thoughts under the scrutiny of the laws, he would not deserve hanging ten times in his life.

I consider myself an average man, except in the fact that I consider myself an average man.

There are no truths, only moments of claryty passing for answers.

I would have every man write what he knows and no more.