In society one needs a flexible virtue; too much goodness can be blamable.
It is the public scandal that offends; to sin in secret is no sin at all.
Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play.
No one is safe from slander. The best way is to pay no attention to it, but live in innocence and let the world talk.
Perfect reason avoids all extremes.
Man, I can assure you, is a nasty creature.