"God, when he gave the world to men in common, commanded man also to labour, and the penury of his condition required it of him."

"I think it is a great mistake for any one to take his children to task for every little trivial fault."

"Custom is the great guide of human life."

"The chief business of the senses is to inform the mind of what passes without."

"But if they will not be brought to embrace the true religion, and that for the salvation of their souls, what will become of them?"