Good men must be affectionate men.

Marriage is the highest state of friendship. If happy, it lessens our cares by dividing them, at the same time that it doubles our pleasures by mutual participation.

We are all very ready to believe what we like.

A good man will not engage even in a national cause, without examining the justice of it.

He only who gave life has a power over it.

I have my choice: who can wish for more? Free will enables us to do everything well while imposition makes a light burden heavy.

There are men who think themselves too wise to be religious.