The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year.

I read these words which are the sum of all moral philosophy, and which cut short all the disputes of the casuists: When in doubt if an action is good or bad, refrain.

The sentiment of justice is so natural, and so universally acquired by all mankind, that it seems to be independent of all law, all party, all religion.

This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.

A small number of choice books are sufficient.

The abuse of grace is affectation, as the abuse of the sublime is absurdity; all perfection is nearly a fault.

Errors flies from mouth to mouth, from pen to pen, and to destroy it takes ages.