It is absurd to expect the inclinations and wishes of two human beings to coincide, through any long period of time. To oblige them to act and live together is to subject them to some inevitable potion of thwarting, bickering, and unhappiness.

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

Power is not happiness.

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

Justice is the sum of all moral duty.

He that loves reading has everything within his reach.

Perseverance is an active principle, and cannot continue to operate but under the influence of desire.