It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.
Virtue is necessary to a republic.
In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.
People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout.