We May Be As Good As We

Because Mathematicians Frequently Make Use Of Time, They Ought To Have A Distinct Idea Of The Meaning Of That Word, Otherwise They Are Quacks.

Chance Never Writ A Legible Book; Chance Never Built A Fair House; Chance Never Drew A Neat Picture; It Never Did Any Of These Things, Nor Ever Will; Nor Can It Be Without Absurdity Supposed Able To Do Them; Which Yet Are Works Very Gross And Rude, Very Easy And Feasible, As It Were, In Comparison To The Production Of A Flower Or A Tree.

If Men Are Wont To Play With Swearing Anywhere, Can We Expect They Should Be Serious And Strict Therein At The Bar Or In The Church.

Wherefore For The Public Interest And Benefit Of Human Society It Is Requisite That The Highest Obligations Possible Should Be Laid Upon The Consciences Of Men.

The Fruits Of The Earth Do Not More Obviously Require Labor And Cultivation To Prepare Them For Our Use And Subsistence, Than Our Faculties Demand Instruction And Regulation In Order To Qualify Us To Become Upright And Valuable Members Of Society, Useful To Others, Or Happy Ourselves.