“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.
“The boundary between civilization and barbarism is difficult to draw: put one ring in your nose and you are a savage, put two rings in your ears and you are civilized.
“It is a sad thing when men have neither the wit to speak well nor the judgment to hold their tongues
“It is a great misfortune not to possess sufficient wit to speak well, nor sufficient judgment to keep silent
“When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and courageous feelings, seek for no other rule to judge the event by; it is good and made by a good workman