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

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

Man works for an object. Remove that object and you reduce him into inaction.

One only dies once, and if one does not die well, a good opportunity is lost and will not present itself again.

To doubt God is to doubt one's own conscience, and in consequence it would be to doubt everything.

I don't see why I should bow my head when I could hold it high, or place it in the hands of my enemies when I can defeat them.

The people do not complain because they have no voice; do not move because they are lethargic, and you say that they do not suffer because you have not seen their hearts bleed.