"Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason ..." — William Penn

Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.

Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be most our care to learn it.

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

Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.