He removes the greatest ornament of friendship who takes away from it respect.

This is our special duty, that if anyone specially needs our help, we should give him such help to the utmost of our power.

Never was a government that was not composed of liars, malefactors and thieves.

It is as hard for the good to suspect evil, as it is for the bad to suspect good.

To give counsel, as well as to take it, is a feature of true friendship.

He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty solemnity of demeanour.

If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains; if you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains.