The alms given to a naked man in the street do not fulfil the obligations of the state, which owes to every citizen a certain subsistence, a proper nourishment, convenient clothing, and a kind of life not incompatible with health.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).

Honor sets all the parts of the body politic in motion, and by its very action connects them; thus each individual advances the public good, while he only thinks of promoting his own interest.

What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.

In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.

If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.