If one mistreats citizens of foreign countries, one infringes upon one's duty toward one's own subjects; for thus one exposes themto the law of retribution.
Deny yourself! You must deny yourself! That is the song that never ends.
Patriotism corrupts history.
It is in the half fools and the half wise that the greatest danger lies.
Each ten years of a man's life has its own fortunes, its own hopes, its own desires.
Great passions are incurable diseases.