Everything runs to excess; every good quality is noxious if unmixed.

A determined man, by his very attitude and the tone of his voice, puts a stop to defeat, and begins to conquer.

I read your piece on Plato. Holmes, when you strike at a king, you must kill him.

We judge of man's wisdom by his hope.

Live in the fields, and God will give you lectures on natural philosophy every day.

All things are moral; and in their boundless changes have an unceasing reference to spiritual nature.

Far off, men swell, bully, and threaten; bring them hand to hand, and they are feeble folk.