The public business must be carried on with a certain motion, neither too quick nor too slow.

To succeed in the world we must look foolish but be wise.

I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.

There are bad examples which are worse than crimes; and more states have perished from the violation of morality than from the violation of law.

The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.