... Societies aren t made of sticks and stones, but of men whose individual characters, by turning the scale one way or another, determine the direction of the whole.

I know too well that these arguments from probabilities are imposters, and unless great caution is observed in the use of them, they are apt to be deceptive.

What a handsome face he had: but if he were naked you would forget he had a face, he is so beautiful in every way.

Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and that justice is equality.

Madness comes from God, whereas sober sense is merely human.

There is yet something remaining for the dead, and some far better thing for the good than for the evil.

Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.