In the matter of dress one should always keep below one's ability.

It is rare to find learned men who are clean, do not stink and have a sense of humour.

There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.

It is always the adventurous who accomplish great things.

There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.

There are countries where a man is worth nothing; there are others where he is worth less than nothing.

Love of reading enables a man to exchange the weary hours, which come to every one, for hours of delight.