Amid the sufferings of life on earth, suicide is God's best gift to man.

No man's abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.

Wine takes away reason, engenders insanity, leads to thousands of crimes, and imposes such an enormous expense on nations.

War should neither be feared nor provoked.

The graceful tear that streams for others' Man is the weeping animal born to govern all the rest.

It [the earth] alone remains immoveable, whilst all things revolve round it.

Our youth and manhood are due to our country, but our declining years are due to ourselves.