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.

Power is not happiness. Security and peace are more to be desired than a name at which nations tremble.

We are so curiously made that one atom put in the wrong place in our original structure will often make us unhappy for life.

Books are the depositary of everything that is most honourable to man.

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.

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

Justice is the sum of all moral duty.