When couples have children in excess, let abortion be procured before sense and life have begun; what may or may not be lawfully done in these cases depends on the question of life and sensation.

In part, art completes what nature cannot elaborate; and in part it imitates nature.

The mass of mankind are evidently slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to beasts.

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

Happiness may be defined as good fortune joined to virtue, or a independence, or as a life that is both agreeable and secure.

Patience s bitter, but it's fruit is sweet.

For those who possess and can wield arms are in a position to decide whether the constitution is to continue or not