Each member of the community gives himself to it at the instant of its constitution, just as he actually is, himself and all his forces, including all goods in his possession.

To abstain that we may enjoy is the epicurianism of reason.

Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.

The want of occupation is no less the plague of society than of solitude.

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

There is no evildoer who could not be made good for something.

The apparent ease with which children learn is their ruin.