Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.

Great commanders write their actions with simplicity; because they receive more glory from facts than from words.

The history of commerce is that of the communication of the people.

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.

If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident

What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.

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.