I must keep on rowing, not until I reach port but until I reach my grave.

The education of life perfects the thinking mind, but depraves the frivolous.

The only equitable manner in my opinion, of judging the character of a man is to examine if there are personal calculations in his conduct; if there are not, we may blame his manner of judging, but we are not the less bound to esteem him.

The people are as severe toward the clergy as toward women; they want to see absolute devotion to duty from both.

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.

We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love

Liberty is the only idea which circulates with the human blood, in all ages, in all countries, and in all literature - liberty that is, and what cannot be separated from liberty, a love of country.