“To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd."

“All men are born with a nose and ten fingers, but no one was born with a knowledge of God.”

“If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.”

“The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”

“God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.”

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.

“Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.”

“They call it coaching but it is teaching. You do not just tell them. you show them the reasons.”

Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.