Death stamps the characters and conditions of men for eternity. - As death finds them in this world, so will they be in the next.

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

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

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.

Selfishness is the root and source of all natural and moral evils.

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

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