Every beauty, when out of it's place, is a beauty no longer.
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another.
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities.
The Pope is an idol whose hands are tied and whose feet are kissed.
The more he became truly wise, the more he distrusted everything he knew.