It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes many more.
No crime has been without a precedent.
It is dishonorable to say one thing and think another; how much more dishonorable to write one thing and think another.
Philosophy's power to blunt all the blows of circumstance is beyond belief.
It is not the man who has little, but he who desires more, that is poor.
To rule yourself is the ultimate power