In everything, without doubt, truth has the advantage over imitation.

We are bound by the law, so that we may be free.

Let every man practice the art that he knows best.

There are two ways to resolve conflicts, through violence or through negotiation. Violence is for wild beasts, negotiation is for human beings.

There is a certain virtue in every good man, which night and day stirs up the mind with the stimulus of glory, and reminds it that all mention of our name will not cease at the same time with our lives, but that our fame will endure to all posterity.

The first bond of society is the marriage tie; the next our children; then the whole family of our house, and all things in common.

Our liberality should not exceed our ability.