Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.

The habit of arguing in support of atheism, whether it be done from conviction or in pretense, is a wicked and impious practice.

The magistrates are the ministers for the laws, the judges their interpreters, the rest of us are servants of the law, that we all may be free.

We can more easily avenge an injury than requite a kindness; on this account, because there is less difficulty in getting the better of the wicked than in making one's self equal with the good.

Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.

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

A home without books is a body without soul.