Take from a man his reputation for probity, and the more shrewd and clever he is, the more hated and mistrusted he becomes.

Mathematics is an obscure field, an abstruse science, complicated and exact; yet so many have attained perfection in it that we might conclude almost anyone who seriously applied himself would achieve a measure of success.

There is nothing more shocking than to see assertion and approval dashing ahead of cognition and perception.

A s laws multiply, injustice increases.

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

Calamus fortior gladio.

Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge