No one has the right to be sorry for himself for a misfortune that strikes everyone.

Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?

Justice consists in doing no injury to men; decency in giving them no offense.

It might be pardonable to refuse to defend some men, but to defend them negligently is nothing short of criminal.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

It is virtue itself that produces and sustains friendship, not without virtue can friendship by any possibility exist.

This is our special duty, that if anyone specially needs our help, we should give him such help to the utmost of our power.