The man who is always fortunate cannot easily have a great reverence for virtue.

Scurrility has no object in view but incivility; if it is uttered from feelings of petulance, it is mere abuse; if it is spoken in a joking manner, it may be considered raillery.

To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory.

The first duty of man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

When trying a case [the famous judge] L. Cassius never failed to inquire "Who gained by it?" Man's character is such that no one undertakes crimes without hope of gain.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.