We prize books, and they prize them most who are themselves wise.

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds some important benefit.

The affirmative of affirmatives... is love.

The highest virtue is always against the law.

Pain is superficial, and therefore fear is. The torments of martyrdoms are probably most keenly felt by the by-standers.

When private men shall act with original views, the lustre will be transferred from the actions of kings to those of gentlemen.

All vigor is contagious.