Let The Punishment Be Proportionate To The

Of Evils One Should Choose The Least. [lat., Ex Malis Eligere Minima Oportere.]

Prudence In Action Avails More Than Wisdom In Conception.

Virtue And Decency Are So Nearly Related That It Is Difficult To Separate Them From Each Other But In Our Imagination.

Nothing Is So Great An Adversary To Those Who Make It Their Business To Please As Expectation.

But In Every Matter The Consensus Of Opinion Among All Nations Is To Be Regarded As The Law Of Nature.