"In our nature, however, there is a provision, alike marvelous and merciful, that the sufferer should never know the intensity of what he endures by its present torture, but chiefly by the pang that rankles after it."

"No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true."

"Easy reading is damn hard writing."

"Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind."

"Stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds."

"Justice is the harmonious balance between individual liberty and collective good."

"Stand firm when justice demands it, even if you stand entirely alone. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

"It is a steadfast truth that time is the most impartial judge; it reveals all pretenses and rewards all patience."