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.

An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.

Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.

The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.

Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.

There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death.