Advice is judged by results, not by intentions.

Nothing so cements and holds together all the parts of a society as faith or credit, which can never be kept up unless men are under some force or necessity of honestly paying what they owe to one another.

For even if the allotted space of life be short, it is long enough in which to live honorably and well.

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred.

What society does to its children, so will its children do to society.

Death is dreadful to the man whose all is extinguished with his life; but not to him whose glory never can die.

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