A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.

The approach of liberty makes even an old man brave.

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color.

A well-governed appetite is a great part of liberty

The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.

It is true greatness to have in one the frailty of a man and the security of a god.