Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.
Liberty is not to be found in any form of government; she is in the heart of the free man; he bears her with him everywhere.
Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls.
We have to have powder for our wigs; that is why so many poor people have no bread.
Whoever blushes confesses guilt, true innocence never feels shame.
I undertake the same project as Montaigne, but with an aim contrary to his own: for he wrote his Essays only for others, and I write my reveries only for myself.