One can be certain that every generally held idea, every received notion, will be idiocy because it has been able to appeal to the majority

Pleasure may come from illusion, but happiness can come only of reality.

There is a melancholy that stems from greatness

Some things are easier to legalize than to legitimate.

Most benefactors are like unskillful generals who take the city and leave the citadel intact.

Tis easier to make certain things legal than to make them legitimate.

We need to be just before we are generous, as we need shirts before ruffles.