There is as much greatness of mind in the owning of a good turn as in the doing of it; and we must no more force a requital out of season than be wanting in it.
There is no power greater than true affection.
What a vile and abject thing is man if he do not raise himself above humanity.
Genius has never been accepted without a measure of condonement.
Prosperity asks for fidelity; adversity exacts it.
It is rash to condemn where you are ignorant.