There Is No Theory Of A God,

I Would Not Exchange My Freedom From Old Superstition, If I Were To Be Burned At The Stake Next Month, For All The Peace And Quiet Of Orthodoxy, If I Must Take The Orthodoxy With Peace And Quiet.

It Is A Testament To The Strength And Purity Of The Democratic Sentiment In The Country, That The Republic Has Not Been Overthrown By Its Newspapers.

The Systematic Abuse With Which The Newspapers Of One Side Assail Every Candidate Coming Forward On The Other, Is The Cause Of Many Honorable Men, Who Have A Regard To Their Reputation, Being Deterred From Entering Public Life; And Of The People Being Thus Deprived Of Some Better Servants Than Any They Have.

[on Being Deaf:] We Can Never Get Beyond The Necessity Of Keeping In Full View The Worst And The Best That Can Be Made Of Our Lot. The Worst Is, Either To Sink Under The Trial, Or To Be Made Callous By It. The Best Is, To Be As Wise As Is Possible Under A Great Disability, And As Happy As Is Possible Under A Great Privation.

Leisure, Some Degree Of It, Is Necessary To The Health Of Every Man's Spirit.