A fool is a person who guesses and gets it wrong, a clever man is one who guesses, regardless of time period, and gets it right.
If you want good laws, burn those you have and make new ones.
Virtue debases itself in justifying itself.
Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said.
Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.