It is to law alone that men owe justice and liberty. It is this salutary organ, of the will of all which establishes in civil rights the natural equality between men. It is this celestial voice which dictates to each citizen the precepts of public reason, and teaches him to act according to the rules of his own judgment and not to behave inconsistently with himself. It is with this voice alone that political leaders should speak when. they command.

There is not a single ill-doer who could not be turned to some good.

A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.

Love, known to the person by whom it is inspired, becomes more bearable.

In the North the first words are, Help me; in the South, Love me.

Plants are shaped by cultivation and men by education. .. We are born weak, we need strength; we are born totally unprovided, we need aid; we are born stupid, we need judgment. Everything we do not have at our birth and which we need when we are grown is given us by education.

All kinds of frankness and honesty are terrible crimes in the eyes of society.