"The most pleasing part of my life has been spent in the pursuit of knowledge."

"I have never been a lover of controversy; but when truth is concerned, I am not afraid to speak out."

"The most beautiful flowers are often found in the most obscure places."

"I have always endeavoured to act upon the principle, that what is right to be done, should be done with all our might."

"The most beautiful part of the human frame is the eye; and yet it is the most liable to disease."