If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.
To teach is a necessity, to please is a sweetness, to persuade is a victory.
It was fear that was then making you a good citizen, which is never a lasting teacher of duty.
Peace is so beneficial that the word itself is pleasant to hear.
Every man should bear his own grievances rather than detract from the comforts of another.
It is not enough merely possess virtue, as if it were an art; it should be practiced.