All bodies are slow in growth but rapid in decay.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
The sciences throw an inexpressible grace over our compositions, even where they are not immediately concerned; as their effects are discernible where we least expect to find them.
Falsehood avails itself of haste and uncertainty.
If we must fall, we should boldly meet our fate.
Posterity will pay everyone their due.