An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.

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

It is rare to find learned men who are clean, do not stink and have a sense of humour.

We ought to be very cautious and circumspect in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous to liberty.

Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.

When God endowed human beings with brains, He did not intend to guarantee them.

Sometimes a man who deserves to be looked upon because he is a fool is despised only because he is a lawyer.