It is enough for the evil people to succeed, for the good people to do nothing.

The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin.

Who does not love his own tongue is far worse than a brute or stinking fish.

Our liberty will not be secured at the sword's point... We must secure it by making ourselves worthy of it. And when the people reaches that height, God will provide a weapon, the idols will be shattered, tyranny will crumble like a house of cards, and liberty will shine out like the first dawn.

Travel is a caprice in childhood, a passion in youth, a necessity in manhood, and an elegy in old age.

Treat your old parents as you would like to be treated by your children later.

Your enemies hate you more than they hate your ideas. Should you want a project to be undone propose it. Even if it were as useful as a bishop's mire it would be rejected. Once you are defeated let the humblest-looking among you sponsor it and your enemies to humble you will approve it.