Even the law of gravitation would be brought into dispute were there a pecuniary interest involved.

She thoroughly understands what no other Church has ever understood, how to deal with enthusiasts.

Man is so inconsistent a creature that it is impossible to reason from his beliefs to his conduct, or from one part of his belief to another.

The hearts of men are their books; events are their tutors; great actions are their eloquence.

A vice sanctioned by the general opinion is merely a vice. The evil terminates in itself. A vice condemned by the general opinion produces a pernicious effect on the whole character. The former is a local malady; the latter, constitutional taint. When the reputation of the offender is lost, he too often flings the remainder of his virtue after it in despair.

So true it is, that nature has caprices which art cannot imitate.

Western literature has been more influenced by the Bible than any other book.