There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied assortment of pleasures; ambition, a purple robe and applause. Vices tempt you by the rewards they offer.

Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.

Let no man give advice to others that he has not first given himself.

It is by the benefit of letters that absent friends are in a manner brought together.

The velocity with which time flies is infinite, as is most apparent to those who look back.

The best way to do good to ourselves is to do it to others; the right way to gather is to scatter.

All we see and admire today will burn in the universal fire that ushers in a new, just, happy world.