All noble enthusiasms pass through a feverish stage, and grow wiser and more serene

But the ground of a man's culture lies in his nature, not in his calling. His powers are to be unfolded on account of their inherent dignity, not their outward direction. He is to be educated, because he is a man, not because he is to make shoes, nail, or pins.

Knowledge is essential to freedom.

A man may quarrel with himself alone; that is, by controverting his better instincts and knowledge when brought face to face with temptation.

True love is the parent of humility.

An earnest purpose finds time, or makes it. It seizes on spare moments, and turns fragments to golden account.

A man might pass for insane who should see things as they are.