We don't believe a liar even when he tells the truth.

As the scale of the balance must give way to the weight that presses it down, so the mind must of necessity yield to demonstration.

It is a common saying that many pecks of salt must be eaten before the duties of friendship can be discharged.

Should this my firm persuasion of the soul's immortality prove to be a mere delusion, it is at least a pleasing delusion, and I will cherish it to my last breath.

It is not enough merely possess virtue, as if it were an art; it should be practiced.

Brevity is a great charm of eloquence.

It is not the place that maketh the person, but the person that maketh the place honorable.