Solemnity is the shield of idiots
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death.
Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.
Virtue in a republic is the love of one's country, that is the love of equality.
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.