Maxims are to the intellect what laws are to actions; they do not enlighten, but they guide and direct, and, although themselves blind, are protective.
Let us have justice, and then we shall have enough liberty!
Religion is fire which example keeps alive, and which goes out if not communicated.
Virtue is the health of the soul. It gives a flavor to the smallest leaves of life.
There is an admiration which is the daughter of knowledge.
It would be next to impossible to discover a handsome woman who was not also a vain woman.