Writing is the painting of the voice.

Stand upright, speak thy thoughts, declare The truth thou hast, that all may share; Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

It was decided by the university of Coimbre that the sight of several persons being slowly burned in great ceremony is an infallible secret for preventing earthquakes.

Men are in general so tricky, so envious, and so cruel that when we find one who is only weak, we are too happy.

In this country [England] it is good to kill an admiral from time to time, to encourage the others. The reference is to Admiral John Byng, who was executed in 1757 for failing to prevent the French from taking Minorca.

History is only the register of crimes and misfortunes.