[The Jews have] an attitude of hostility and hatred towards all others.

The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair though fear alone.

The lust of dominion burns with a flame so fierce as to overpower all other affections of the human breast.

Even for learned men, love of fame is the last thing to be given up.

Cruelty is fed, not weakened, by tears.

In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness.

When the State is corrupt, then the laws are most multiplied.