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.

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.

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

He who is not aware of his ignorance will be only misled by his knowledge.

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.

He that is not open to conviction is not qualified for discussion.

Better too much form than too little.