None are more liable to mistakes than those who act only on second thoughts.
Some authors regard morality in the same light as we regard modern architecture. Convenience is the first thing to be looked for.
Ignorance is not lack of intelligence, nor knowledge a proof of genius.
To execute great things, one should live as though one would never die.
Vice stirs up war, virtue fights.
If it is true that vice can never be done away with, the science of government consists of making it contribute to the public good.