Man is not born wicked; he becomes so, as he becomes sick.

If you wish to obtain a great name or to found an establishment, be completely mad; but be sure that your madness corresponds with the turn and temper of your age.

History is the recital of facts represented as true. Fable, on the other hand, is the recital of facts represented as fiction.

Feeble verses are those which sin not against rules, but against genius.

No, nothing has the power to part me from you; our love is based upon virtue, and will last as long as our lives.

A false science makes atheists, a true science prostrates men before the Deity

The tyranny of the many would be when one body takes over the rights of others, and then exercises its power to change the laws in its favor.