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

Law is the highest reason implanted in Nature, which commands what ought to be done and forbids the opposite.

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

History is indeed the witness of the times, the light of truth.

Any man can make a mistake; only a fool keeps making the same one.

The nobler a man, the harder it is for him to suspect inferiority in others.

As in the case of wines that improve with age, the oldest friendships ought to be the most delightful.