Not In Sorrow Freely Is Never To

To Make Punishments Efficacious, Two Things Are Necessary. They Must Never Be Disproportioned To The Offence, And They Must Be Certain.

Tact Is One Of The First Of Mental Virtues, The Absence Of Which Is Frequently Fatal To The Best Of Talents. Without Denying That It Is A Talent Of Itself, It Will Suffice If We Admit That It Supplies The Place Of Many Talents.

Our Possessions Are Wholly In Our Performances. He Owns Nothing To Whom The World Owes Nothing.

No Errors Of Opinion Can Possibly Be Dangerous In A Country Where Opinion Is Left Free To Grapple With Them.

Our True Acquisitions Lie Only In Our Charities - We Gain Only As We Give.