Passion is a sort of fever in the mind, which ever leaves us weaker than it found us.

It is admirable to consider how many millions of people come into, and go out of the world, ignorant of themselves and of the world they have lived in.

A Garden, an Elaboratory, a Work - house, Improvements and Breeding, are pleasant and Profitable Diversions to the Idle and Ingenious: For here they miss Ill Company, and converse with Nature and Art; whose Variety are equally grateful and instructing; and preserve a good Constitution of Body and Mind.

By liberty of conscience, we understand not only a mere liberty of the mind, in believing or disbelieving this or that principle or doctrine; but the exercise of ourselves in a visible way of worship, upon our believing it to be indispensably required at our hands, that if we neglect it for fear of favor of any mortal man, we sin and incur divine wrath.

It is safer to learn than teach; and who conceals his opinion has nothing to answer for.

What man in his right mind would conspire his own hurt? Men are beside themselves when they transgress against their convictions.

It is a coal from God's altar must kindle our fire; and without fire, true fire, no acceptable sacrifice.