Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.

Justice is indispensably and universally necessary, and what is necessary must always be limited, uniform, and distinct

There are few minds to which tyranny is not delightful.

Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst man in proportion to the level he is unfit for marriage.

Laws teach us to know when we commit injury and when we suffer it.

A man who always talks for fame never can be pleasing. The man who talks to unburthen his mind is the man to delight you.

Actions are visible, though motives are secret.