The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.
Persevere in virtue and diligence.
Adversity makes men remember God.
It is better that a guilty man should not be brought to trial than that he should be acquitted.
Avarice and luxury, those evils which have been the ruin of every great state.
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.