When authors and critics talk of the sublime, they see not how nearly it borders on the ridiculous.

Prophesying is lying professionally.

The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts.

The animals to whom nature has given the faculty we call cunning know always when to use it, and use it wisely; but when man descends to cunning he blunders and betrays.

It is a position not to be controverted, that the earth ... was and ever would have continued to be, the COMMON PROPERTY OF THE HUMAN RACE.

The period of debate is closed. Arms, as a last resource, must decide the contest.