Wise judges are we of each other!
If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.
Reason must be the universal rule and guide; all things must be done according to reason without allowing oneself to be swayed by emotion.
If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good?
We may employ artifice to deceive a rival, anything against our enemies.
Harshness towards individuals who flout the laws and commands of the state is for the public good; no greater crime against the public interest is possible than to show leniency to those who violate it.