The more a man knows, the more he forgives.

I am one of the people who love the why of things.

I like to praise and reward in a loud voice and to scold in a whisper.

to tempt and be tempted are closely allied; and in spite of all the finest moral maxims buried in the mind, when emotion interferes, when feeling makes its appearance, one is already much further involved that one realizes, and I have still not learnt how to prevent its appearance.

The laws ought to be so framed as to secure the safety of every citizen as much as possible. ... Political liberty does not consist in the notion that a man may do whatever he pleases; liberty is the right to do whatsoever the laws allow. ... The equality of the citizens consists in that they should all be subject to the same laws.

I cannot live one day without love.

Nothing is more difficult, in my opinion, than to avoid something that fundamentally attracts you.