It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength.

He who does not live in some degree for others, hardly lives for himself.

But as Nature is the best guide, teaching must be the development of natural inclinations, for which purpose the teacher must watch his pupil and listen to him, not continually bawl words into his ears as if pouring water into a funnel. Good teaching will come from a mind well made rather than well filled.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

Hath God obliged himself not to exceed the bounds of our knowledge?

The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.

It is fear that I stand most in fear of, in sharpness it exceeds every other feeling.