He who is false to the present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and you will see the effect when the weaving of a life-time is unraveled.

A general loftiness of sentiment, independence of men, consciousness of good intentions, self-oblivion in great objects, clear views of futurity; thoughts of the blessed companionship of saints and angels, trust in God as the friend of truth and virtue,--these are the states of mind in which I should live.

Most joyful let the Poet be, it is through him that all men see.

Fix your eyes on perfection and you make almost everything speed towards it.

The office of government is not to confer happiness, but to give men the opportunity to work out happiness for themselves.

It feeds and grows on the blood which it sheds. The passions , from which it springs, gain strength and fury from indulgence.

In the long run, truth is aided by nothing so much as by opposition.