March 14. 1833
Divinity — Professions and Trades
Divinity is essentially the first of the professions, because it is necessary for all at all times; law and physic are only necessary for some at some times. I speak of them, of course, not in their abstract existence, but in their applicability to man.
Every true science bears necessarily within itself the germ of a cognate profession, and the more you can elevate trades into professions the better.