History is a set of lies agreed upon.

You cannot drag a man's conscience before any tribunal, and no one is answerable for his religious opinions to any power on earth.

Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.

It's the people who are in the wrong who get angry.

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.

Democracy may become frenzied, but it has feelings and can be moved. As for aristocracy, it is always cold and never forgives.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.