He makes a great mistake... who supposes that authority is firmer or better established when it is founded by force than that which is welded by affection.

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I know the disposition of women: when you will, they won't; when you won't, they...

I know the disposition of women: when you will, they won't; when you won't, they...

I take it to be a principle rule of life, not to be too much...

I take it to be a principle rule of life, not to be too much...

Lovers quarrels are the renewal of love.

Lovers quarrels are the renewal of love.

The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.

The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.

To touch a sore is to renew one's grief.

To touch a sore is to renew one's grief.

While the mind is in doubt it is driven this way and that by a...

While the mind is in doubt it is driven this way and that by a...

I do not give money for just mere hopes.

I do not give money for just mere hopes.

As a person is so must you humor them.

As a person is so must you humor them.

Fortune favors the brave.

Fortune favors the brave.

Nothing is said that has not been said before.

Nothing is said that has not been said before.

You believe easily that which you hope for earnestly.

You believe easily that which you hope for earnestly.

Many a time from a bad beginning great friendships have sprung up.

Many a time from a bad beginning great friendships have sprung up.

This I consider to be a valuable principle in life: Do no thing in excess.

This I consider to be a valuable principle in life: Do no thing in excess.

They are so knowing, that they know nothing.

They are so knowing, that they know nothing.

What harsh judges fathers are to all young men!

What harsh judges fathers are to all young men!

I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad.

I hold this as a rule of life: too much of anything is bad.

I am a man, and whatever concerns humanity is of interest to me.

I am a man, and whatever concerns humanity is of interest to me.

Extreme law is often extreme injustice

Extreme law is often extreme injustice

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases...

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases...

He who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client

He who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client