“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.”
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Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others.
There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt.
The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.
God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.
