He that is not open to conviction is not qualified for discussion.
Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love the truth to give them the full light.
He who is not aware of his ignorance will be only misled by his knowledge.
As the flower is before the fruit, so is faith before good works.
Vices and frailties correct each other, like acids and alkalies. If each vicious man had but one vice, I do not know how the world could go on.
Falsehood, like the dry-rot, flourishes the more in proportion as air and light are excluded.