The universe was born restless and has never since been still.
The first man to fence in a piece of land, saying "this is mine" and who found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society.
God created man in his own image. And man, being a gentleman, returned the favor.
If a king tries to start a war, a mother should go to him and forbid it.
Hatred as well as love, renders its votaries credulous.
Luxury... corrupts at once rich and poor, the rich by possession and the poor by covetousness.