Much more may a judge overweigh himself in cruelty than in clemency.
Every present occasion will catch the senses of the vain man; and with that bridle and saddle you may ride him.
Vice is but a nurse of agonies.
Woman was formed to admire; man to be admirable. His are the glories of the sun at noonday; hers the softened splendors of the midnight moon.
The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity.
Commonly they must use their feet for defense whose only weapon is their tongue.