Revelation, indeed, as such had no influence on my mind
He that's secure is not safe.
Vicious actions are not hurtful because they are forbidden, but forbidden because they are hurtful.
When you're finished changing, you're finished.
Think What You Do When You Run in Debt: You Give to Another Power over Your Liberty
I am about courting a girl I have had but little acquaintance with. How shall I come to a knowledge of her faults, and whether she has the virtues I imagine she has? Answer. Commend her among her female acquaintances.