If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
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 severity of the laws prevents their execution.
The less men think, the more they talk.
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
As virtue is necessary in a republic, and honor in a monarchy, fear is what is required in a despotism. As for virtue, it is not at all necessary, and honor would be dangerous there.