A guilty man is punished as an example for the mob; an innocent man convicted is the business of every honest citizen.

Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do.

It's motive alone which gives character to the actions of men.

The punishment of a criminal is an example to the rabble; but every decent man is concerned if an innocent person is condemned.

A man who is free and unmarried, if he has some intelligence, can rise above his fortune, mingle in society and meet the best people on an equal footing. This is harder for a married man: marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank.

I would not like to see a person who is sober, moderate, chaste and just say that there is no God. They would speak disinterestedly at least, but such a person is not to be found.

A coxcomb is the blockhead's man of merit.