Nature herself has imprinted on the minds of all the idea of God

The great theatre for virtue is conscience.

Friendship embraces innumerable ends; turn where you will it is ever at your side; no barrier shuts it out; it is never untimely and never in the way.

Every generous action loves the public view; yet no theatre for virtue is equal to a consciousness of it.

There is no place more delightful than home.

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money. Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.

The absolute good is not a matter of opinion but of nature.