Christianity, contrasted with the Jewish system of emblems, is truth in the sense of reality, as substance is opposed to shadows, and, contrasted with heathen mythology, is truth as opposed to falsehood.

Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one.

It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

Good manners are a part of good morals.

Men first make up their minds (and the smaller the mind the sooner made up), and then seek for the reasons; and if they chance to stumble upon a good reason, of course they do not reject it. But though they are right, they are only right by chance.

The power of duly appreciating little things belongs to a great mind.