The First Thought Is Often The Best.

Virtue Is Not To Be Considered In The Light Of Mere Innocence, Or Abstaining From Harm; But As The Exertion Of Our Faculties In Doing Good.

Every Thing Is What It Is, And Not Another Thing.

It Is Not At All Incredible, That A Book Which Has Been So Long In The Possession Of Mankind Should Contain Many Truths As Yet Undiscovered.

Things And Actions Are What They Are, And The Consequences Of Them Will Be What They Will Be: Why Then Should We Desire To Be Deceived?

The Satisfaction That Accompanies Good Acts Is Itself Not The Motivation Of The Act; Satisfaction Is Not The Motive, But Only The Consequence.