Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.

The whole glory of virtue resides in activity.

While there's life, there's hope.

No sober person dances.

Never was a government that was not composed of liars, malefactors and thieves.

Slowly and imperceptibly old age comes creeping on.

Thus nature has no love for solitude, and always leans, as it were, on some support; and the sweetest support is found in the most intimate friendship.