Never, my dear Sir, do you take it into your head that I do not love you; you may settle yourself in full confidence both of my love and my esteem; I love you as a kind man, I value you as a worthy man, and hope in time to reverence you as a man of exemplary piety.

Guilt once harbored in the conscious breast, intimidates the brave, degrades the great.

A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.

The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.

We are more pained by ignorance than delighted by instruction.

A vow is a snare for sin

Critics, like the rest of mankind, are very frequently misled by interest.