It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is lessneed of virtue than in a popular government, where the person entrusted with the execution of the laws is sensible of his being subject to their direction.

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

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.

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

Law should be like death, which spares no one.

If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.