It is always fair sailing, when you escape evil.
Many might go to heaven with half the labour they go to hell, if they would venture their industry the right way.
A good man, through obscurest aspirations Has still an instinct of the one true way.
The preaching of divines helps to preserve well-inclined men in the course of virtue, but seldom or ever reclaims the vicious.
What matter though the scorn of fools be given If the path follow'd lead us on to heaven!
The ground that a good man treads is hallowed.
The only path to a tranquil life is through virtue. [Lat., Semita certe Tranquillae per virtutem patet unica vitae.]
I will point ye out the right path of a virtuous and noble Education; laborious indeed at first ascent, but else so smooth, so green, so full of goodly prospect, and melodious sounds on every side, that the harp of Orpheus was not more charming.
