The man who while he gives thinks of what he will get in return, deserves to be deceived.

To things which you bear with impatience you should accustom yourself, and, by habit you will bear them well.

We are as answerable for what we give as for what we receive; nay, the misplacing of a benefit is worse than the not receiving of it; for the one is another person's fault, but the other is mine.

We most often go astray on a well trodden and much frequented road.

Take away ambition and vanity, and where will be your heroes and patriots?

A large part of mankind is angry not with the sins, but with the sinners.

The wise man will not pardon any crime that ought to be punished, but he will accomplish, in a nobler way, all that is sought in pardoning. He will spare some and watch over some, because of their youth, and others on account of their ignorance. His clemency will not fall short of justice, but will fulfill it perfectly.