Frequent punishments are always a sign of weakness or laziness on the part of a government.

The freedom of Mankind does not lie in the fact that can do what we want, but that we do not have to do that which we do not want.

Our greatest misfortunes come to us from ourselves.

The people is never corrupted, but it is often deceived.

I feel an indescribable ecstasy and delirium in melting, as it were, into the system of being, in identifying myself with the whole of nature.

It is believed that physiognomy is only a simple development of the features already marked out by nature. It is my opinion, however, that in addition to this development, the features come insensibly to be formed and assume their shape from the frequent and habitual expression of certain affections of the soul. These affections are marked on the countenance; nothing is more certain than this; and when they turn into habits, they must leave on it durable impressions.

That man is truly free who desires what he is able to perform, and does what he desires.