One who faces and who fears the right things and from the right motive, in the right way and at the right time, posseses character worthy of our trust and admiration.

Those who believe that all virtue is to be found in their own party principles push matters to extremes; they do not consider that disproportion destroys a state.

A man is his own best friend; therefore he ought to love himself best.

If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development

Happiness, then, is found to be something perfect and self-sufficient, being the end to which our actions are directed.

Ancient laws remain in force long after the people have the power to change them.

The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.