"Nothing is rarer than real goodness...." - Quote by Francois De La Rochefoucauld

“For most men the love of justice is only the fear of suffering injustice.”

“The heart of man ever finds a constant succession of passions, so that the destroying and pulling down of one proves generally tobe nothing else but the production and the setting up of another.”

“It is as proper to have pride in oneself as it ridiculous to show it to others.”

“If a man sets his heart on benevolence he will be free from evil.”

“Dad," said Will, his voice very faint. "Are you a good person?" "To you and your mother, yes, I try. But no man's a hero to himself. I've lived with me a lifetime, Will. I know everything worth knowing about myself-" "And, adding it all up...?" "The sum? As they come and go, and I mostly sit very still and tight, yes, I'm all right.”

“Pharisaism is not a degeneration in a good man: a large portion of it is rather the condition of all being-good.”

“The aggregate happiness of the society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous policy, is, or ought to be, the end of all government . . . .”

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”

“He who is really kind, can never be unhappy”