Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.

Care should be taken that the punishment does not exceed the guilt; and also that some men do not suffer for offenses for which others are not even indicted.

What we call pleasure, and rightly so is the absence of all pain.

We all are imbued with the love of praise.

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

It is as hard for the good to suspect evil, as it is for the bad to suspect good.

The administration of government, like a guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust.