Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.

Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.

Countries are not cultivated in proportion to their fertility, but to their liberty.

Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

An injustice to one is a threat made to all

Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.

Solemnity is the shield of idiots