Every legitimate authority should respect its extent and its limits.

One man finds in religion his literature and his science, another finds in it his joy and his duty.

Ornaments were invented by modesty.

To be capable of respect is almost as rare as to be worthy of it.

We should make ourselves loved, for men are only just towards those whom they love.

Lenity is a part of justice; but she must not speak too loud for fear of waking justice.

Forms of government become established of themselves. They shape themselves, they are not created. We may give them strength and consistency, but we cannot call them into being. Let us rest assured that the form of government can never be a matter of choice: it is almost always a matter of necessity.