An Ancient Custom Obtains Force Of Nature.

Every Word That Is Unnecessary Only Pours Over The Side Of A Brimming Mind.

Nothing So Cements And Holds Together All The Parts Of A Society As Faith Or Credit, Which Can Never Be Kept Up Unless Men Are Under Some Force Or Necessity Of Honestly Paying What They Owe To One Another.

Even While Jerusalem Was Standing And The Jews Were At Peace With Us, The Practice Of Their Sacred Rites Was At Variance With The Glory Of Our Empire, The Dignity Of Our Name, The Customs Of Our Ancestors.

Every One Is Least Known To Himself, And It Is Very Difficult For A Man To Know Himself.

Take From A Man His Reputation For Probity, And The More Shrewd And Clever He Is, The More Hated And Mistrusted He Becomes.