A jealous lover lights his torch from the firebrand of the fiend.

He who calls in the aid of an equal understanding doubles his own; and he who profits by a superior understanding raises his powers to a level with the height of the superior standing he unites with.

The most favourable laws can do very little towards the happiness of people when the disposition of the ruling power is adverse to them.

Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.

Laws are commanded to hold their tongues among arms; and tribunals fall to the ground with the peace they are no longer able to uphold.

Beauty is the promise of happiness.

The superfluities of a rich nation furnish a better object of trade than the necessities of a poor one. It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.