Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.
To some extent I liken slavery to death.
In extraordinary events ignorance of their causes produces astonishment.
Probability is the very guide of life.
What fervent love of herself would Virtue excite if she could be seen!
Leisure consists in all those virtuous activities by which a man grows morally, intellectually, and spiritually. It is that which makes a life worth living.