I wish... that you had as much pleasure in following my advice, as I have in giving it.

Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.

The greatest powers cannot injure a man's character whose reputation is unblemished among his party.

Little vicious minds abound with anger and revenge and are incapable of feeling te pleasure of forgiving their enemies.

Virtue and learning, like gold, have their intrinsic value: but if they are not polished, they certainly lose a great deal of their luster: and even polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.

Observe any meetings of people, and you will always find their eagerness and impetuosity rise or fall in proportion to their numbers.

You will find that reason, which always ought to direct mankind, seldom does; but that passions and weaknesses commonly usurp itsseat, and rule in its stead.