A great reserve and severity of manners are necessary for the command of those who are older than ourselves.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it.

Medicine is a collection of uncertain prescriptions, the results of which, taken collectively, are more fatal than useful to mankind.

Liberty is a need felt by a small class of people whom nature has endowed with nobler minds than the mass of men;.... Consequently, it may be repressed with impunity. Equality, on the other hand, pleases the masses.

Whatever shall we do in that remote spot? Well, we will write our memoirs. Work is the scythe of time.

It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory