What Is Written Without Effort Is In

Kindness Is In Our Power, Even When Fondness Is Not.

He That Would Be Superior To External Influences Must First Become Superior To His Own Passions.

The Morality Of An Action Depends On The Motive From Which We Act. If I Fling Half A Crown To A Beggar With Intention To Break His Head And He Picks It Up And Buy Victuals With It, The Physical Effect Is Good. But With Respect To Me The Action Is Very Wrong.

You Cannot Give Me An Instance Of Any Man Who Is Permitted To Lay Out His Own Time Contriving Not To Have Tedious Hours.

A Man Of Genius Has Been Seldom Ruined But By Himself.