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

The cause of justice is the cause of humanity. Its advocates should overflow with universal good will. We should love this cause, for it conduces to the general happiness of mankind.

Self-respect to be nourished in the mind of the pupil, is one of the most valuable results of a well conducted education.

We cannot perform our tasks to the best of our power, unless we think well of our own capacity.

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

The subtleties of mathematics defecate the grossness of our apprehension, and supply the elements of a sounder and severer logic.

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