On a single winged word hath hung the destiny of nations.

The reformer is careless of numbers, disregards popularity, and deals only with ideas, conscience, and common sense. He feels, with Copernicus, that as God waited long for an interpreter, so he can wait for his followers.

Wants awaken intellect. To gratify them disciplines intellect. The keener the want the lustier the growth.

The heart beats louder and the soul hears quicker in silence and solitude.

Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake.

Republics exist only on the tenure of being constantly agitated.... There is no republican road to safety but in constant distrust.

The Puritan did not stop to think; he recognized God in his soul, and acted.