Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion.

Books gratify and excite our curiosity in innumerable ways.

Justice is the sum of all moral duty.

Perfectibility is one of the most unequivocal characteristics of the human species.

The wise man is satisfied with nothing.

Hereditary wealth is in reality a premium paid to idleness.

But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth is never free from the danger of grating interference.