Nor Do I Regret That I Have

All Men Have A Feeling, That They Would Rather You Told Them A Civil Lie Than Give Them A Point Blank Refusal.... If You Make A Promise, The Thing Is Still Uncertain, Depends On A Future Day, And Concerns But Few People; But If You Refuse You Alienate People To A Certainty And At Once, And Many People Too.

People Do Not Understand What A Great Revenue Economy Is.

Care Should Be Taken That The Punishment Does Not Exceed The Guilt; And Also That Some Men Do Not Suffer For Offenses For Which Others Are Not Even Indicted.

What Is Impossible By The Nature Of Things Is Not Confirmed By Any Law.

It Is Not The Place That Maketh The Person, But The Person That Maketh The Place Honorable.