No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.

A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil, that good may come of it... It is as great presumption to send our passions upon God's errands, as to palliate them with God's name... We are too ready to retailiate, rather than forgive, or gain by love and information. And yet we could hurt no man that we believe loves us. Let us try then what Love will do: for if men did once see we love them, we should soon find they would not harm us. Force may subdue, but Love gains: and he that forgives first, wins the laurel.

The only fountain in the wilderness of life, where man drinks of water totally unmixed with bitterness, is that which gushes for him in the calm and shady recess of domestic life.

Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.

Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast.

It is safer to learn than teach; and who conceals his opinion has nothing to answer for.

Nothing but a good life can fit men for a better one hereafter.