The first duty of man is to take none of the principles of conduct upon trust; to do nothing without a clear and individual conviction that it is right to be done.

Above all we should not forget, that government is an evil, an usurpation upon the private judgment and individual conscience of mankind.

The execution of any thing considerable implies in the first place previous persevering meditation.

Our judgment will always suspect those weapons that can be used with equal prospect of success on both sides.

Let us not, in the eagerness of our haste to educate, forget all the ends of education.

The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children.

He that revels in a well-chosen library, has innumerable dishes, and all of admirable flavour.