The greatest art of a politician is to render vice serviceable to the cause of virtue.

Our liberty cannot be taken away unless the people are themselves accomplices.

History is philosophy teaching by example and also by warning.

Faction is to party what the superlative is to the positive. Party is a political evil, and faction is the worst of all parties.

A long novitiate of acquaintance should precede the vows of friendship.

The fire of my adversity has purged the mass of my acquaintance.

God himself, with reverence be it spoken, is not an absolute but a limited monarch, limited by the rule which infinite wisdom prescribes to infinite power.

To converse with historians is to keep good company; many of them were excellent men, and those who were not, have taken care to appear such in their writings.

Cunning pays no regard to virtue, and is but the low mimic of reason.

What a world is this, and how does fortune banter us!

Indifference must be a crime in us, to be ranked but one degree below treachery; for deserting the commonwealth is next to betraying it.

We were created to purposefully live a life that glorifies God

On Friday night, I was reading my new book, but my brain got tired, so I decided to watch some television instead.

People told her she hadn't changed much, in a tone which hinted they were surprised and a little disappointed she hadn't.

Racism is a doctrine of, by and for brutes.

I believe in the power of the human spirit.

I have a very low level of recognition, which is fine by me.

If you're interested in the door to the heavens opening, start with the door to your own secret self.

I love to leave the interpretation of my music up to the listener. It's fun to see what they'll say it is

I think what we call the dullness of things is a disease in ourselves. Else how could anyone find an intense interest in life? And many do.

I will see this game of life out to its bitter end