The impulse which directs to right conduct, and deters from crime, is not only older than the ages of nations and cities, but coeval with that Divine Being who sees and rules both heaven and earth.

Time is the herald of truth.

Orators are most vehement when they have the weakest cause, as men get on horseback when they cannot walk.

Things perfected by nature are better than those finished by art.

I hope that the memory of our friendship will be everlasting.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

We should be as careful of our words as of our actions.