971  The evil implanted in man by nature spreads so imperceptibly, when the habit of wrong-doing is unchecked, that he himself can set no limit to his shamelessness.

949  The absolute good is not a matter of opinion but of nature.

827  Nature herself makes the wise man rich.

812  Laws are silent in times of war.

848  I will go further, and assert that nature without culture can often do more to deserve praise than culture without nature.