The pagan religion, which prohibited only some of the grosser crimes, and which stopped the hand but meddled not with the heart, might have crimes that were inexplicable.

Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and in order for him to have this liberty the government must be such that one citizen cannot fear another citizen.

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.

Honor is unknown in despotic states.

We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.

There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death.

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.