Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice.
It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.
Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.
Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.
Remember that one touch of ill-nature makes the whole world kin.
There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.