The True Law Of The

The Only Rational Liberty Is That Which Is Born Of Subjection, Reared In The Fear Of God And The Love Of Man.

Revelation May Not Need The Help Of Reason, But Man Does, Even When In Possession Of Revelation. Reason May Be Described As The Candle In The Man's Hand, To Which Revelation Brings The Necessary Flame.

The Proverb Answers Where The Sermon Fails.

Ambition Is Frequently The Only Refuge Which Life Has Left To The Denied Or Mortified Affections. We Chide At The Grasping Eye, The Daring Wing, The Soul That Seems To Thirst For Sovereignty Only, And Know Not That The Flight Of This Ambitious Bird Has Been From A Bosom Or Home That Is Filled With Ashes.

To Feel Oppressed By Obligation Is Only To Prove That We Are Incapable Of A Proper Sentiment Of Gratitude. To Receive Favors From The Unworthy Is Simply To Admit That Our Selfishness Is Superior To Our Pride. Most Men Remember Obligations, But Not Often To Be Grateful For Them. The Proud Are Made Sour By The Remembrance And The Vain Silent.