Adversity deprives us of our judgment.

Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure

Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by the public good.

The task of history is to hold out for reprobation every evil word and deed, and to hold out for praise every great and noble word and deed.

The grove is the centre of their whole religion. It is regarded as the cradle of the race and the dwelling-place of the supreme god to whom all things are subject and obedient.

Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.

Things are not to be judged good or bad merely because the public think so.