The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.

The coffee is prepared in such a way that it makes those who drink it witty: at least there is not a single soul who, on quitting the house, does not believe himself four times wittier that when he entered it.

In a republic there is no coercive force as in other governments, the laws must therefore endeavor to supply this defect.

Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.

The less men think, the more they talk.

I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.

Countries are not cultivated in proportion to their fertility, but to their liberty.