Liberty must be a mighty thing; for by it God punishes and rewards nations.
To have ideas is to gather flowers; to think is to weave them into garlands.
There are not good things enough in life to indemnify us for the neglect of a single duty.
There are words which are worth as much as the best actions, for they contain the germ of them all.
Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity.
Since there must be chimeras, why is not perfection the chimera of all men?