To believe in God is impossible not to believe in Him is absurd.

The most amazing and effective inventions are not those which do most honour to the human genius.

All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God.

Society therefore is an ancient as the world.

Love truth, but pardon error.

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

I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.