Invisible things are the only realities; invisible things alone are the things that shall remain.

If he who employs coercion against me could mould me to his purposes by argument, no doubt he would. He pretends to punish me because his argument is strong; but he really punishes me because his argument is weak.

What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit the name.

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

The lessons of their early youth regulated the conduct of their riper years.

Every man has a certain sphere of discretion which he has a right to expect shall not be infringed by his neighbours. This right flows from the very nature of man.

Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.