He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when it is in his power to do so.

I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling

It is not how many books thou hast, but how good; careful reading profiteth, while that which is full of variety delighteth.

He that visits the sick in hopes of a legacy, but is never so friendly in all other cases, I look upon him as being no better than a raven that watches a weak sheep only to peck out its eyes.

That day which you fear as being the end of all things is the birthday of your eternity.

When once ambition has passed its natural limits, its progress is boundless.

Never to wrong others takes one a long way towards peace of mind.