The law cannot equalize mankind in spite of nature.

The common excuse for those bringing misfortune on others is that they desire their good.

If it is true that vice can never be done away with, the science of government consists of making it contribute to the public good.

The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and make the most of one's resources.

Despair is the greatest of our errors.

Reason deceives us more often than does nature.

There are men who are happy without knowing it.