God helps those who help themselves.
That man alone loves himself rightly who procures the greatest possible good to himself through the whole of his existence and so pursues pleasure as not to give for it more than it is worth.
Pity and forbearance should characterize all acts of justice.
There are no ugly loves nor handsome prisons.
At the working manโs house, hunger looks in but dares not enter.
One of the advantages of being a 'reasonable creature' is that one can find a reason for whatever one wants to do.