History is nothing but a pack of tricks that we play upon the dead.

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

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

Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.

Not all citizens can be equally strong; but they can all be equally free.

Whosoever does not know how to recognize the faults of great men is incapable of estimating their perfections.

Better is the enemy of good.