Liberty may be gained, but can never be recovered.

Abstaining so as really to enjoy, is the epicurism, the very perfection, of reason.

He who eats in idleness that which he himself has not earned, steals it; and a capitalist whom the state pays for doing nothing differs little in my eyes from a brigand, who lives at the expense of passers-by.

One can buy anything with money except morality.

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

Rather suffer an injustice than commit one.

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.