Books have that strange quality, that being of the frailest and tenderest matter, they outlast brass, iron and marble.

Put a bridle on thy tongue; set a guard before thy lips, lest the words of thine own mouth destroy thy peace... on much speaking cometh repentance, but in silence is safety.

He who dares not (reason), is a slave.

Sleep, Silence's child, sweet father of soft rest, Prince whose approach peace to all mortals brings Indifferent host to shepherds and kings Sole comforter to minds with grief oppressed.

What sweet delight a quiet life affords.

Thrice happy he, who by some shady grove, Far from the clamorous world; doth live his own; Though solitary, who is not alone, But doth converse with that eternal love.

So that my life be brave, what though not long?

Sleep Silence's child sweet father of soft rest Prince whose approach peace to all mortals brings Indifferent host to shepherds and kings Sole comforter to minds with grief oppressed.

Property has its duties as well as its rights.

He who will not reason is a bigot he who cannot is a fool and he who dares not is a slave.

The craving to touch her is like an itch I can't scratch.

We are now left to choose between danger and regret, neither of which can restore the lives we have lost.

It takes time to succeed because success is merely the natural reward of taking time to do anything well.

Duty cannot exist without faith.

I have only two regrets: I didn't shoot Henry Clay and I didn't hang John C. Calhoun.

The one seeking to demonstrate the power of spiritual realization in everyday affairs should believe in Divine guidance... and that everything in life is controlled by love, harmony, and peace.

There is more talke then trouble.

One of the biggest gifts that you can give your daughter is to show her that you love what you do.

The world in which we live is geographically one. The challenge that we face today is to make it one in terms of brotherhood.

Liberty finds no refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt.