The wise man knows nothing if he cannot benefit from his wisdom. Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but also to be utilized.

There is no more sure tie between friends than when they are united in their objects and wishes.

The evil implanted in man by nature spreads so imperceptibly, when the habit of wrong-doing is unchecked, that he himself can set no limit to his shamelessness.

In a promise, what you thought, and not what you said, is always to be considered.

The absolute good is not a matter of opinion but of nature.

Virtue is uniform, conformable to reason, and of unvarying consistency; nothing can be added to it that can make it more than virtue; nothing can be taken from it, and the name of virtue be left.

Nothing contributes to the entertainment of the reader more, than the change of times and the vicissitudes of fortune.