“Conscience is … the God dwelling in us.”

Either be a true friend or a mere stranger: a true friend will delight to do good–a mere stranger will do no harm.

The more mysterious, the more imperfect; as darkness is, in comparison with light–so is mystery, in comparison with knowledge.

There is no better way to learn than to teach.

Every profession does imply a trust for the service of the public.

He is not likely to learn who is not willing to be taught; for the learner has something to do, as well as the teacher.

Did Christians live according to their Religion, they would do nothing but what Truth, Righteousness, and Goodness do, according to their understanding and ability: and then one man would be a God unto another.

Christ is God clothed with human nature.

Ah! when in the immortal ranks enlisted, I sometimes wonder if we shall not find That not by deeds, but by what we’ve resisted, Our places are assigned.

Everything is dangerous to him that is afraid of it.

Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.

Those that differ upon Reason, may come together by Reason.

Will, without reason, is a blind man’s motion; will, against reason, is a madman’s motion.

The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

Let not a man’s self be to him all in all.

Religion is … being as much like God as man can be.

Conscience without judgment is superstition.

Something ignoble, loathsome, undignified attends all associations between people and has been transferred to all objects, dwelling, tools, even the landscape itself.

One can say of language that it is potentially the only human home, the only dwelling place that cannot be hostile to man.

The human race will then become one family, and the world will be the dwelling of Rational Men.

Holiness of heart and life. This is not the perfection of the human nature, but the holiness of the divine nature dwelling within.

The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.