Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths.
The scandal of the world is what makes the offence; it is not sinful to sin in silence.
You only die once, but you will be dead for a very long time.
The most effective way of attacking vice is to expose it to public ridicule. People can put up with rebukes but they cannot bear being laughed at: they are prepared to be wicked but they dislike appearing ridiculous.
Perfect good sense shuns all extremity, content to couple wisdom with sobriety.
Isn't the greatest rule of all the rules simply to please?