If you have a government of good laws and bad men, you will have a bad government. For bad men will not be bound by good laws.
Neither worse then or better is a thing made by being praised.
It is much easier to make good men wise, than to make bad men good.
Women run to extremes; they are either better or worse than men.
The idea of the thing was attacked by good and bad men, in good faith and bad.
But to attribute men's acts of injustice and lust to fate, is to make ourselves good and the Gods bad.
We must not indulge in unfavourable views of mankind, since by doing it we make bad men believe that they are no worse than others, and we teach the good that they are good in vain.
Associate yourself with Men of good Quality if you Esteem your own Reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad Company.
All change brings bad things and good things to replace the bad and good things that were before. It is natural to look back and say it was better before—but that does not make it true. Different is not worse. It is just different.
The markets make a good servant but a bad master, and a worse religion