True religion extends alike to the intellect and the heart. Intellect is in vain if it lead not to emotion, and emotion is vain if not enlightened by intellect; and both are vain if not guided by truth and leading to duty.

There is nothing so elastic as the human mind. The more we are obliged to do, the more we are able to accomplish.

Credulity is belief in slight evidence, with no evidence, or against evidence.

If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others.

Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

Appreciation, whether of nature, or books, or art, or men, depends very much on temperament. What is beauty or genius or greatness to one, is far from being so to another.

Ridicule may be the evidence of with or bitterness and may gratify a little mind, or an ungenerous temper, but it is no test of reason or truth.