Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New. |
Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome. |
None are so empty as those who are full of themselves. |
Conscience without judgment is superstition. |
The longest sword, the strongest lungs, the most voices, are false measures of truth. |
Some things must be good in themselves, else there could be no measure whereby to lay out good and evil. |