The English Bible - a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power.

In employing fiction to make truth clear and goodness attractive, we are only following the example which every Christian ought to propose to himself.

That is the best government which desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy.

It is, I believe, no exaggeration to say that all the historical information which has been collected in the Sanskrit language is less valuable than what may be found in the paltry abridgements used at preparatory schools in England.

Politeness has been well defined as benevolence in small things.

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

Turn where we may, within, around, the voice of great events is proclaiming to us, Reform, that you may preserve!