I do not love a man who is zealous for nothing.
If the soul be happily disposed, every thing becomes capable of affording entertainment, and distress will almost want a name.
Error is always talkative.
People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.
The first blow is half the battle.
Fear guides more to their duty than gratitude; for one man who is virtuous from the love of virtue, from the obligation he thinks he lies under to the Giver of all, there are ten thousand who are good only from their apprehension of punishment.