An innocent man, if accused, can be acquitted; a guilty man, unless accused, cannot be condemned. It is, however, more advantageous to absolve an innocent than not to prosecute a guilty man.

He only employs his passion who can make no use of his reason.

So you see, old age is really not so bad. May you come to know the condition!

The judgment of posterity is truer, because it is free from envy and malevolence.

Orators are most vehement when they have the weakest cause, as men get on horseback when they cannot walk.

Virtue is its own reward.

Fire and water are not of more universal use than friendship.