“To be an atheist requires an infinitely greater measure of faith than to receive all the great truths which atheism would deny
“Tradition is an important help to history, but its statements should be carefully scrutinized before we rely on them
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife
“There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly
“When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do.