I cease not to advocate peace; even though unjust it is better than the most just war.
Time destroys the speculation of men, but it confirms nature.
Nothing is so unbelievable that oratory cannot make it acceptable.
The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind.
It is certain that memory contains not only philosophy, but all the arts and all that appertain to the use of life.
Anyone may fairly seek his own advantage, but no one has a right to do so at another's expense.