"I am not surprised that men are not grateful to me; but I wonder that they are not grateful to God for the good which He has made me the instrument of conveying to my fellow creatures."

"It is not, that I am an enemy to the practice of inoculation; on the contrary, I am a warm friend to it, and have been so for many years. But I am convinced, that the present mode of conducting it is …"

"The deviation of man from the state in which he was originally placed by nature seems to have proved to him a prolific source of diseases."

"The pursuit of knowledge is an endless one; but it is also a most delightful one."

"It seems to be the determination of some of the jealous members of the ****** (R. *** Soc. y), not to suffer the Institution to sink, but on the / Other hand to master up a force, & support it with al…"