There is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky, which through the summer is not heard or seen, as if it could not be, as if it had not been!

I am the daughter of Earth and Water, And the nursling of the Sky; I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores; I change, but I cannot die.

All of us who are worth anything, spend our manhood in unlearning the follies, or expiating the mistakes of our youth.

Religion! but for thee, prolific fiend, Who peoplest earth with demons, hell with men, And heaven with slaves!

Truth has always been found to promote the best interests of mankind.

Whatever strengthens and purifies the affections, enlarges the imagination, and adds spirit to sense, is useful.

A Christian, a Deist, a Turk, and a Jew, have equal rights: they are men and brethren.