All we see and admire today will burn in the universal fire that ushers in a new, just, happy world.

The sovereign good of man is a mind that subjects all things to itself and is itself subject to nothing; such a man's pleasures are modest and reserved, and it may be a question whether he goes to heaven, or heaven comes to him; for a good man is influenced by God Himself, and has a kind of divinity within him.

Life's like a play; it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.

There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals.

Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.

Retirement without the love of letters is a living burial.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.