Whatever Shall Be To The Advantage Of

It Is Not Possible To Found A Lasting Power Upon Injustice, Perjury, And Treachery. These May, Perhaps, Succeed For Once, And Borrow For Awhile, From Hope, A Gay And Flourishing Appearance. But Time Betrays Their Weakness, And They Fall Into Ruin Of Themselves. For, As In Structures Of Every Kind, The Lower Parts Should Have The Greatest Firmness--so The Grounds And Principles Of Actions Should Be Just And True.

Nothing Is So Easy As To Deceive One's Self; For What We Wish, That We Readily Believe; But Such Expectations Are Often Inconsistent With The Real State Of Things.

The Readiest And Surest Way To Get Rid Of Censure, Is To Correct Ourselves.

What We Have In Us Of The Image Of God Is The Love Of Truth And Justice.

Great And Unexpected Successes Are Often The Cause Of Foolish Rushing Into Acts Of Extravagance.