Commonsense is the wick of the candle.
There is more in every person's soul than we think.
The only reward of virtue is virtue.
The day is always his, who works in it with serenity and great aims.
Eloquence is the appropriate organ of the highest personal energy.
The corruption of man is followed by the corruption of language. ... In due time, the fraud is manifest, and words lose all power to stimulate the understanding or the affections.