In every author let us distinguish the man from his works.
Present opportunities are not to be neglected; they rarely visit us twice.
Tears are the silent language of grief.
Fanaticism is a monster that pretends to be the child of religion
Shun idleness. It is rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.
It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.