Death is not natural for a state as it is for a human being, for whom death is not only necessary, but frequently even desirable.

The roots of knowledge are bitter, but its fruit are sweet.

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

An innocent man, if accused, can be acquitted; a guilty man, unless accused, cannot be condemned. It is, however, more advantageous to absolve an innocent than not to prosecute a guilty man.

Calamus fortior gladio.

The life given us, by nature is short; but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal.

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full force and meaning.