That comes too late that comes for the asking.

Nobody becomes guilty by fate.

Principles are like seeds; they are little things which do much good, if the mind that receives them has the right attitudes.

If sensuality were happiness, beasts were happier than men; but human felicity is lodged in the soul, not in the flesh.

There is nothing which persevering effort and unceasing and diligent care cannot accomplish.

May be is very well, but Must is the master. It is my duty to show justice without recompense.

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.