We are motivated by a keen desire for praise, and the better a man is the more he is inspired by glory. The very philosophers themselves, even in those books which they write in contempt of glory, inscribe their names.

Vicious habits are so odious and degrading that they transform the individual who practices them into an incarnate demon.

To give counsel, as well as to take it, is a feature of true friendship.

Too much liberty leads both men and nations to slavery.

No one has lived a short life who has performed its duties with unblemished character.

If we are forced, at every hour, to watch or listen to horrible events, this constant stream of ghastly impressions will deprive even the most delicate among us of all respect for humanity.

I know not any season of life that is past more agreeably than virtuous old age.