It is hard to prevent oneself from believing what one so keenly desires, and who can doubt that the interest we have in admitting or denying the reality of the Judgement to come determines the faith of most men in accordance with their hopes and fears.

The most absolute authority is that which penetrates into a man's innermost being and concerns itself no less with his will than with his actions.

Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.

Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces.

Accent is the soul of language; it gives to it both feeling and truth.

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

A paralyzed man who wants to walk OR an agile man who does not want to walk will both remain neutral in nature.