The State must follow, and not lead, the character and progress of the citizen.
There is properly no history, only biography.
Our poets are men of talents who sing, and not the children of music.
The clergyman who lives in the city may have piety, but he must have taste.
Proverbs, words, and grammar inflections convey the public sense with more purity and precision, than the wisest individual.
Self trust is the essence of heroism.