Not to know of what things one should demand demonstration, and of what one should not, argues want of education.

Those that deem politics beneath their dignity are doomed to be governed by those of lesser talents.

It makes no difference whether a good man has defrauded a bad man, or a bad man defrauded a good man, or whether a good or bad man has committed adultery: the law can look only to the amount of damage done.

Obstinate people can be divided into the opinionated, the ignorant, and the boorish.

No one praises happiness as one praises justice, but we call it a 'blessing,' deeming it something higher and more divine than things we praise.

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is good for somebody.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.