Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil.

No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks

No man chooses evil because it is evil; he only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.

It is well for the unfortunate to be resigned, but for the guilty there is no peace. The agonies of remorse poison the luxury there is otherwise sometimes found in indulging the excess of grief.

Live, and be happy, and make others so.

The labours of men of genius, however erroneously directed, scarcely ever fail in ultimately turning to the solid advantage of mankind.