A State without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation.

It is known that the taste--whatever it is--is improved exactly as we improve our judgment, by extending our knowledge, by a steady attention to our object, and by frequent exercise.

All men have equal rights, but not to equal things.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

The introduction of Christianity, which, under whatever form, always confers such inestimable benefits on mankind, soon made a sensible change in these rude and fierce manners.

It is hard to say whether doctors of law or divinity have made the greater advances in the lucrative business of mystery.

It is by bribing, not so often by being bribed, that wicked politicians bring ruin on mankind. Avarice is a rival to the pursuits of many.