Have the courage to face a difficulty lest it kick you harder than you bargain for.

I know no real worth but that tranquil firmness which seeks dangers by duty, and braves them without rashness.

The instability of our tastes is the occasion of the irregularity of our lives.

The Word of God proves the truth of religion; the corruption of man, its necessity; government, its advantages.

Where religion speaks, reason has only a right to hear.

There are few persons of greater worth than their reputation; but how many are there whose worth is far short of their reputation!

Some like to understand what they believe in. Others like to believe in what they understand.