History is but the record of crimes and misfortunes. L'histoire n'est que le tableau des crimes et des malheurs
One should always aim at being interesting, rather than exact.
Man is free the moment he wants to be.
I have chosen to be happy because it is goo for my health.
Life is thickly sown with thorns. I know no other remedy than to pass rapidly over them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes the greater is their power to harm us.
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.