What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.

If you run after wit, you will succeed in catching folly.

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

Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and in order for him to have this liberty the government must be such that one citizen cannot fear another citizen.

Nature is just to all mankind, and repays them for their industry. She renders them industrious by annexing rewards in proportion to their labor.

I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.

The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.