The wickedness of mankind makes it necessary for the law to suppose them better than they really are.

The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.

A man who writes well writes not as others write, but as he himself writes; it is often in speaking badly that he speaks well.

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

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.

Love of reading enables a man to exchange the weary hours, which come to every one, for hours of delight.