He who has heard the same thing told by 12,000 eye-witnesses has only 12,000 probabilities, which are equal to one strong probability, which is far from certain.

Heaven made virtue; man, the appearance.

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard.

Those who believe absurdities will commit atrocities.

I keep to old books, for they teach me something; from the new I learn very little

Love truth, and pardon error.

The truths of religion are never so well understood as by those who have lost the power of reason.