The greatest remedy that is used against a plan of the enemy is to do voluntarily what he plans that you do by force.

All who contribute to the overthrow of religion, or to the ruin of kingdoms and commonwealths, all who are foes to letters and to the arts which confer honour and benefit on the human race (among whom I reckon the impious, the cruel, the ignorant, the indolent, the base and the worthless), are held in infamy and detestation.

And truly it is a very natural and ordinary thing to desire to acquire, and always, when men do it who can, they will be praised or not blamed; but when they cannot, and wish to do it anyway, here lies the error and the blame.

Forgiveness proceeds from a generous soul.

Good order makes men bold, and confusion, cowards.

Fear is secured by a dread of punishment.

Men sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony