There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life; but when she does not find him ready to receive her, she walks in at the door, and flies out at the window.

The less men think, the more they talk.

There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix

Man is a social animal formed to please in society.

The alms given to a naked man in the street do not fulfil the obligations of the state, which owes to every citizen a certain subsistence, a proper nourishment, convenient clothing, and a kind of life not incompatible with health.

The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.

Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody