The greater absurdities are, the more strongly they evince the falsity of that supposition from whence they flow.

A just and wise magistrate is a blessing as extensive as the community to which he belongs; a blessing which includes all other blessings whatsoever that relate to this life.

It is little the sign of a wise or good man, to suffer temperance to be transgressed in order to purchase the repute of a generous entertainer.

There is a variety in tempers of good men.

Few consider how much we are indebted to government, because few can represent how wretched mankind would be without it.

It's attention to detail that makes the difference between average and stunning.

Hospitality sometimes degenerates into profuseness, and ends in madness and folly.