The wise man is satisfied with nothing.

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

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.

The virtue of a human being is the application of his capacity to the general good.

Literature, taken in all its bearings, forms the grand line of demarcation between the human and the animal kingdoms.

In cases where every thing is understood, and measured, and reduced to rule, love is out of the question.

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