Why should we desire the destruction of human passions? Take passions from human beings and what is left? The great object should be not to destroy passions, but to make them obedient to the intellect. To indulge passion to the utmost is one form of intemperance - to destroy passion is another. The reasonable gratification of passion under the domination of the intellect is true wisdom and perfect virtue.

There are treasures in books that all the money in the world cannot buy, but the poorest laborer can have for nothing.

Any doctrine that will not bear investigation is not a fit tenant for the mind of an honest man.

Insolence is not logic; epithets are the arguments of malice.

In all ages, hypocrites, called priests, have put crowns upon the heads of thieves, called kings.

Sometime, it will be found that people can be changed only by changing their surroundings. It is alleged that, at least ninety-five percent of the criminals transported from England to Australia and other penal colonies, became good and useful citizens in a new world.

In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous.