Though not always called upon to condemn ourselves, it is always safe to suspect ourselves.

The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it should be such as to give him but little occasion to think much about it.

The best security against revolution is in constant correction of abuses and the introduction of needed improvements. It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.

In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed, we see most dimly the objects which are close around us.

The word of knowledge, strictly employed, implies three things: truth, proof, and conviction.

knowledge of our duties is the most useful part of philosophy.

Even supposing there were some spiritual advantage in celibacy, it ought to be completely voluntary.