Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself feared?

Old age, especially an honored old age, has so great authority, that this is of more value than all the pleasures of youth.

Armed forces abroad are of little value unless there is prudent counsel at home

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

The strictest law often causes the most serious wrong

When I consider the wonderful activity of the mind, so great a memory of what is past, and such a capacity of penetrating into the future: when I behold such a number of arts and sciences, and such a multitude of discoveries hence arising,--I believe and am firmly persuaded that a nature which contains so many things within itself cannot be mortal.

Every man should bear his own grievances rather than detract from the comforts of another.