No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.
There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.
Virtue has needs of limits.
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray.
Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.