Policemen and prisons ought never to be the means used to bring men back to the practice of religion.

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.

The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences.

All becomes easy when we follow the current of opinion; it is the ruler of the world.

I do not believe it is in our nature to love impartially. We deceive ourselves when we think we can love two beings, even our own children, equally. There is always a dominant affection.

There is a joy in danger.