“Liberty will not descend to a people. A people must raisethemselves to liberty. It is a blessing that must be earned before it can be enjoyed.”

“He that will only believe what he can fully comprehend must either have a very long head, or a very short creed.”

“If Satan ever laughs, it must be at hypocrites; they are the greatest dupes he has; they serve him better than any others, and receive no wages.”

“Money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied.”

“To write what is worth publishing, to find honest people to publish it, and get sensible people to read it, are the three great difficulties in being an author.”

“Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of a good book.”

“The firmest friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame”