When all moves equally (says Pascal), nothing seems to move as in a vessel under sail; and when all run by common consent into vice, none appear to do so. He that stops first, views as from a fixed point the horrible extravagance that transports the rest.

Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son on men and manners. To which are added, selections from Colton's 'Lacon'. (ed. 1861)