Doubts are more cruel than the worst of truths. It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. A lover whose passion is extreme loves even the faults of the beloved

All is wholesome in the absence of excess.

Perfect reason avoids all extremes.

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.

A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.

I believe that two and two are four and that four and four are eight.

The envious will die, but envy never.