The Diligent Scholar Is He

No Maxim Can Be More Pernicious Than That Which Would Teach Us To Consult The Temper Of The Times, And To Tell Only So Much As We Imagine Our Contemporaries Will Be Able To Bear.

Duty Is That Mode Of Action On The Part Of The Individual Which Constitutes The Best Possible Application Of His Capacity To The General Benefit.

To Conceive That Compulsion And Punishment Are The Proper Means Of Reformation Is The Sentiment Of A Barbarian.

The Execution Of Any Thing Considerable Implies In The First Place Previous Persevering Meditation.

The Subtleties Of Mathematics Defecate The Grossness Of Our Apprehension, And Supply The Elements Of A Sounder And Severer Logic.