Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters.

Just definitions either prevent or put an end to disputes.

Steady, patient, persevering thinking will generally surmount every obstacle in search of truth.

Style should be like window-glass, perfectly transparent, and with very little sash.

It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything.

One principal reason why men are so often useless is that they neglect their own profession or calling, and divide and shift their attention among a multitude of objects and pursuits.

There is not a single spot between Christianity and atheism, upon which a man can firmly fix his foot.