"I used to imagine that no human can make men good; but I know better now."

"The man who makes everything that leads to happiness, depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom."

"A life without investigation is not worth living."

"All enquiry and all learning is but recollection."

"Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own."

"There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help and what they cannot."

"Good actions can strengthen ourselves and inspire good actions to others."

"The greatest penalty of evildoing; namely, to grow into the likeness of bad men."

"The partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions."

"Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole."