In all the world there is nothing so remarkable as a great man, nothing so rare, nothing which so well repays study.

Gratitude is a nice touch of beauty added last of all to the countenance. Giving a classic beauty, an angelic loveliness, to the character.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

What sad faces one always sees in the asylums for orphans! It is more fatal to neglect the heart than the head.

All men desire to be immortal.

Wit has its place in debate; in controversy it is a legitimate weapon, offensive and defensive.

It takes a Newton to forge a Newton. What man could have fabricated a Jesus? None but a Jesus.