"Though the ancient poet in Plutarch tells us we must not trouble the gods with our affairs because they take no heed of our angers and disputes, we can never enough decry the disorderly sallies of our minds."
"The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations are the least forced."
"There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies a good conscience…These testimonies of a good conscience are pleasant; and such a natural pleasure is very beneficial to us; it is the only payment that can never fail. “On Repentance"
"If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love."
"Confidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity."
"I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself."