Eloquence is a painting of thought; and thus those who, after having painted it, add something more, make a picture instead of a portrait.

What a difficult thing it is to ask someone's advice on a matter without coloring his judgment by the way in which we present our problem.

Having been unable to strengthen justice, we have justified strength.

Excuse me, pray." Without that excuse I would not have known there was anything amiss.

There is nothing that we can see on earth which does not either show the wretchedness of man or the mercy of God. One either sees the powerlessness of man without God, or the strength of man with God.

You corrupt religion either in favour of your friends, or against your enemies.

The authority of reason is far more imperious than that of a master; for he who disobeys the one is unhappy, but he who disobeys the other is a fool.