More men are guilty of treason through weakness than any studied design to betray.

It is as common for tastes to change as it is uncommon for traits of character.

There is scarcely any man sufficiently clever to appreciate all the evil he does.

The largest ambition has the least appearance of ambition when it meets with an absolute impossibility in compassing its object.

Reason alone is insufficient to make us enthusiastic in any matter.

The applause we give those who are new to society often proceeds from a secret envying of those already established.

For most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice.