To be able to endure odium is the first art to be learned by those who aspire to power.

This is the law of benefits between men; the one ought to forget at once what was given, and the other ought never to forget what he has received.

Refrain from following the example of those whose craving is for attention, not their own improvement.

The mind should be allowed some relaxation, that it may return to its work all the better for the rest.

God never repents of what He has first resolved upon.

A well-governed appetite is a great part of liberty

The guilt of enforced crimes lies on those who impose them.