The More A Man Knows, The More

Experience Shows That The Frequent Use Of Severe Punishment Has Never Rendered A People Better. The Death Of A Criminal Is A Less Effective Means Of Restraining Crimes Than The Permanent Example Of A Man Deprived Of His Liberty During The Whole Of His Life To Make Amends For The Injury He Has Done To The Public.

Tell A Thousand People To Draft A Letter, Let Them Debate Every Phrase, And See How Long It Takes And What You Get.

[on Peter Iii:] He Did Not Have A Bad Heart; But A Weak Man Usually Has Not.

The Trouble Is That My Heart Is Loath To Be Without Love Even For A Single Hour. ... If You Want To Keep Me Forever, Then Show As Much Friendship As Love, And More Than Anything Else, Love Me And Tell Me The Truth.

The Most Sure, But At The Same Time The Most Difficult Expedient To Mend The Morals Of The People, Is A Perfect System Of Education.