Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime.

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.

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

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?

Slaves lose everything in their chains, even the desire of escaping from them.

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is; the people is never corrupted, but it is often deceived, and on such occasions only does it seem to will what is bad.