Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand arguments.

Real holiness has love for its essence, humility for its clothing, the good of others as its employment, and the honor of God as its end.

These two rules make the best system: first, have something to say; second, say it.

Just definitions either prevent or put an end to disputes.

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

Insanity destroys reason, but not wit.

You ask if we shall know our friends in heaven. - Do you suppose we are greater fools there than here?