Innocence does not find near so much protection as guilt.
He is a truly virtuous man who wishes always to be open to the observation of honest men.
Nothing is so contagious as example.
It is from a weakness and smallness of mind that men are opinionated; and we are very loath to believe what we are not able to comprehend.
Eloquence: saying the proper thing and stopping.
We are never so happy, nor so unhappy, as we suppose ourselves to be.