The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable.

The most certain sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness; her state is like that of things in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene.

No two men ever judged alike of the same thing, and it is impossible to find two opinions exactly similar, not only in different men but in the same men at different times.

Ambition is not a vice of little people.

The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.

My reason is not framed to bend or stoop: my knees are.

I say that male and female are cast in the same mold; except for education and habits, the difference is not great.