What knowledge is there of which man is capable that is not founded on the exterior,--the relation that exists between visible and invisible, the perceptible and the imperceptible?

Who has a daring eye tell downright truths and downright lies.

It is possible that a wise and good man may be prevailed on to game; but it is impossi∣ble that a professed gamester should be a wise and good man.

Who partakes in another's joys is a more humane character than he who partakes in his griefs.

He who can at all times sacrifice pleasure to duty approaches sublimity.

The mingled incentives which lead to action are often too subtle and lie too deep for us to analyze.

Be certain that he who has betrayed thee once will betray thee again.