I have sometimes almost wished it had been my destiny to be born two or three centuries hence.

The tongue offends and the ears get the cuffing

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

Nothing is more important for the public wealth than to form and train youth in wisdom and virtue. Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.

The moral and religious system which Jesus Christ transmitted to us is the best the world has ever seen, or can see.

I think with you, that nothing is of more importance for the public weal, than to form and train up youth in wisdom and virtue. Wise and good men are in my opinion, the strength of the state; more so than riches or arms.

When Knaves betray each other, one can scarce be blamed or the other pitied.