A good End cannot sanctifie evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.

Believe nothing against another but on good authority; and never report what may hurt another, unless it be a greater hurt to some other to conceal it.

If a civil word or two will render a man happy, he must be a wretch indeed who will not give them to him. Such a disposition is like lighting another man's candle by one's own, ...

Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.