“I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.”

Man is no man, but a wolf.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!

Fire is next akin to smoke.

Out of many evils the evil which is least is the least of evils.

There can be no profit, if the outlay exceeds it.

Fortitude is a great help in distress.

Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.

Your piping-hot lie is the best of lies.

Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability

One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.

No blessing lasts forever.

It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.

You will not be a chip the richer.

For nobody is curious, who isn’t malevolent.

He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.

Power acquired by guilt was never used for a good purpose.

Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.

His only fault is that he has no fault.

Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.

Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor.

Seek to make a person blush for their guilt rather than shed their blood.

Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.

I denounce because though implicated and partially responsible, I have been hurt to the point of abysmal pain, hurt to the point of invisibility. And I defend because in spite of it all, I find that I love.