The Ottoman Empire whose sick body was not supported by a mild and regular diet, but by a powerful treatment, which continually exhausted it.

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.

Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one's wit at the expense of one's better nature.

It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.