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.

From the first moment of life, men ought to begin learning to deserve to live.

The more humanity owes the poor man, the more society denies him.

If it is reason that forms man then it is the emotions that guide her.

If a king tries to start a war, a mother should go to him and forbid it.

Luxury... corrupts at once rich and poor, the rich by possession and the poor by covetousness.

God created man in his own image. And man, being a gentleman, returned the favor.