I see the cure is not worth the pain.

As those that pull down private houses adjoining to the temples of the gods, prop up such parts as are contiguous to them; so, in undermining bashfulness, due regard is to be had to adjacent modesty, good-nature and humanity.

When a man's struggle begins within oneself, the man is worth something.

Let a prince be guarded with soldiers, attended by councillors, and shut up in forts; yet if his thoughts disturb him, he is miserable.

We are more sensible of what is done against custom than against nature.

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.

Moral good is a practical stimulus; it is no sooner seen than it inspires an impulse to practice.