The office of liberality consisteth in giving with judgment.
The men who administer public affairs must first of all see that everyone holds onto what is his, and that private men are never deprived of their goods by public men.
What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine.
To be ignorant of the past is to be forever a child.
It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.
Let the welfare of the people be the ultimate law.