"The frame of nature, and the system of the world, we are to observe by the phenomena, and not to frame by imagination."

"My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success."

"Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance."

"If I am anything, which I highly doubt, it is due to hard work."

"Oh, Diamond! Diamond! thou little knowest what mischief thou hast done!"