Example has far more followers than reason.

Merit is never so conspicuous as when coupled with an obscure origin, just as the moon never appears so lustrous as when it emerges from a cloud.

Passion doesn't look beyond the moment of its existence.

The most brilliant flashes of wit come from a clouded mind, as lightning leaps only from an obscure firmament.

Cheerfulness is an offshoot of goodness and of wisdom.

Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.

What we call conscience in many instances, is only a wholesome fear of the law.