Man Is A Noble Animal,

The Created World Is But A Small Parenthesis In Eternity.

I Could Be Content That We Might Procreate Like Trees, Without Conjunction, Or That We Were Any Way To Perpetuate The World Without This Trivial And Vulgar Way Of Coition; It Is The Foolishest Act A Wise Man Commits In All His Life.

I Have Tried If I Could Reach That Great Resolution . . . To Be Honest Without A Thought Of Heaven Or Hell.

Tis Hard To Find A Whole Age To Imitate, Or What Century To Propose For Example.

We Do But Learn To-day What Our Better Advanced Judgements Will Unteach Us Tomorrow.