Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.
Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference which is, at least, half infidelity.
Superstition is the religion of feeble minds.
To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
Custom reconciles us to everything.
Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in.
Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation.
Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.
Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.
We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.
Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.
All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in this world is for enough good men to do nothing.
