Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.

No man in his senses will dance.

I like myself, but I won't say I'm as handsome as the bull that kidnapped Europa.

Here is a man whose life and actions the world has already condemned - yet whose enormous fortune...has already brought him acquittal!

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

The name of peace is sweet, the thing itself is most salutary.