No man who is correctly informed as to the past will be disposed to take a morose or desponding view of the present.

We must judge a government by its general tendencies and not by its happy accidents.

Reform, that we may preserve.

Grief, which disposes gentle natures to retirement, to inaction, and to meditation, only makes restless spirits more restless.

A kind of semi-Solomon, half-knowing everything, from the cedar to the hyssop.

It is good to be often reminded of the inconsistency of human nature, and to learn to look without wonder or disgust on the weaknesses which are found in the strongest minds.

A Grecian history, perfectly written should be a complete record of the rise and progress of poetry, philosophy, and the arts.