Reason shows us our duty; he who can make us love our duty is more powerful than reason itself.

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

It is having in some measure a sort of wit to know how to use the wit of others.

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

The earliest desire of succeeding is almost always a prognostic of success.

In all sorts of government man is made to believe himself free, and to be in chains.

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