No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of a person to believe or to disbelieve.

Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct.

Men's hearts ought not to be set against one another, but set with one another, and all against evil only.

What you see, but can't see over is as good as infinite.

The king is the man who can.

Conclusive facts are inseparable from inconclusive except by a head that already understands and knows.

I grow daily to honor facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing -- a sentence printed, if not by God, then at least by the Devil.

For all right judgment of any man or things it is useful, nay, essential, to see his good qualities before pronouncing on his bad.

Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice; but only accident here below. Judgment for an evil thing is many times delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as death.