The smallest act of charity shall stand us in great stead.

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.

Affliction is a school of virtue; it corrects levity, and interrupts the confidence of sinning.

He who performs his duty in a station of great power must needs incur the utter enmity of many, and the high displeasure of more.

Nothing can be reckoned good or bad to us in this life, any further than it indisposes us for the enjoyment of another.

A good character when established should not be rested in as an end, but only employed as a means of doing still further good.

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