Modesty is hardly to be described as a virtue. It is a feeling rather than a disposition. It is a kind of fear of falling into disrepute.
Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.
Most people would rather give than get affection.
Speeches are like babies-easy to conceive but hard to deliver.
It is our choice of good or evil that determines our character, not our opinion about good or evil.
No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the eye.