You have to study a great deal to know a little.

Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

Certain kinds of foolishness are such that a greater foolishness would be better.

Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.

When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.

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

Virtue has needs of limits.