“ Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. ”

“ It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition. ”

“ You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. ”

“ Nature does nothing in vain. ”

“ Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. ”

“ Bad men are full of repentance. ”

“ Quality is not an act, it is a habit. ”

“ The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching. ”

“ It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought. ”

“ It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. ”