The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.
The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.
Translations increase the faults of a work and spoil its beauties.
To enjoy life we must touch much of it lightly.
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.
It is not known precisely where angels dwell whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has not been God's pleasure that we should be informed of their abode.