No one should part with their individuality and become that of another.

The fewer the voices on the side of truth, the more distinct and strong must be your own.

It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great.

God deliver us all from prejudice and unkindness, and fill us with the love of truth and virtue.

The worst tyrants are those which establish themselves in our own breasts.

The best books for a man are not always those which the wise recommend, but often those which meet the peculiar wants, the natural thirst of his mind, and therefore awaken interest and rivet thought.

Faith is love taking the form of aspiration.