"Though I am an old man, I am but a little child; for I am just beginning to learn the alphabet of salvation."

"The first thing that I would advise you to do, is, to get a clear and distinct notion of the state of the world."

"The more I see of the working of the present government, the more I am convinced that they are ripe for destruction."

"I have often thought, that if I were to choose a language to speak, it should be Greek."

"It is not possible for a man to be a Christian without being a saint."