Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

I never listen to calumnies, because if they are untrue I run the risk of being deceived, and if they be true, of hating persons not worth thinking about.

There have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ.

The spirit of commerce... renders every man willing to live on his own property...& prevents the growth of luxury.

The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.

The spirit of commerce is frugality, economy, moderation, labor, ponderance, tranquillity, order, and rule. So long as this spirit subsides, the riches it produces have no bad effect. The mischief is when excessive wealth destroys the spirit of commerce, then it is that the conveniences of inequality... are felt.

If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.