The combat of life is greater than every other earthly combat.
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individual, or in governments.
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.