We don't believe a liar even when he tells the truth.
Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.
The impulse which directs to right conduct, and deters from crime, is not only older than the ages of nations and cities, but coeval with that Divine Being who sees and rules both heaven and earth.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes.
It is difficult to persuade mankind that the love of virtue is the love of themselves.