Struggle is nature's way of strengthening it

Whosoever is found variable, and changeth manifestly without manifest cause, giveth suspicion of corruption: therefore, always, when thou changest thine opinion or course, profess it plainly, and declare it, together with the reasons that move thee to change.

The inclination to goodness is imprinted deeply in the nature of man; insomuch, that if it issue not towards men, it will take unto other living creatures; as it is seen in the Turks, cruel people, who, nevertheless, are kind to beasts, and give alms to dogs and birds.

Justice and truth are the common ties of society

To prejudge other men's notions before we have looked into them is not to show their darkness but to put out our own eyes.

In transgressing the law of nature, the offender declares himself to live by another rule than that of reason and common equity.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.