"You should never look for genuine Christian convictions in a man who makes a parade of his piety."

"There is no surer way of making a name for oneself than by writing about things which appear to be important but which a sensible man would rarely take the time to investigate."

"A person's actions...are commonly continuations of his own inner constitution, of his brain, etc. In the way the magnet bestows form and order on iron filings."