If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.
There has never been a man mean and at the same time virtuous.
All people are the same; only their habits differ.
He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them.
If doing what ought to be done be made the first business and success a secondary consideration--is not this the way to exalt virtue?
There is no body but eats and drinks. But they are few who can distinguish flavors.