The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people.
When virtue is banished, ambition invades the minds of those who are disposed to receive it and avarice possesses the whole community.
Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.
You have to study a great deal to know a little.
To succeed in the world we must look foolish but be wise.