Every man has a certain sphere of discretion which he has a right to expect shall not be infringed by his neighbours. This right flows from the very nature of man.
But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth is never free from the danger of grating interference.
As the true object of education is not to render the pupil the mere copy of his preceptor, it is rather to be rejoiced in, than lamented, that various reading should lead him into new trains of thinking.
Above all we should not forget that government is an evil, a usurpation upon the private judgement and individual conscience of mankind.
The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children.
The execution of any thing considerable implies in the first place previous persevering meditation.
The diligent scholar is he that loves himself, and desires to have reason to applaud and love himself.
He that loves reading has everything within his reach.