Great men, like nature, use simple language.
The law cannot equalize mankind in spite of nature.
We are very wrong to think that some fault or other can exclude virtue, or to consider the alliance of good and evil as a monstrosity or an enigma.
Hatred is keener than friendship, less keen than love.
The most absurd and reckless aspirations have sometimes led to extraordinary success.
A man who love only himself and his pleasures is vain, presumptuous, and wicked even from principle.