"What a peculiar privilege has this little agitation of the brain which we call thought!"

"The life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster."

"In JAMAICA, indeed, they talk of one negroe as a man of parts and learning; but 'tis likely he is admired for very slender accomplishments, like a parrot, who speaks a few words plainly."

"Liberty of the press is a blessing when we are inclined to write against others, and a calamity when we find others writing against us."

"The identity that we ascribe to things is only a fictitious one, established by the mind, not a peculiar nature belonging to what we're talking about."