I hold firmly to my original views. After all I am a philosopher.

Even in those cities which seem to enjoy the blessings of peace, and where the arts florish, the inhabitants are devoured by envy, cares and anxieties, which are greater plagues than any expirienced in a town when it is under siege.

The art of government is to make two-thirds of a nation pay all it possibly can pay for the benefit of the other third.

Nothing is so common as to imitate one's enemies, and to use their weapons.

Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it.

A physician is an unfortunate gentleman who is every day required to perform a miracle; namely to reconcile health with intemperance.

Present opportunities are not to be neglected; they rarely visit us twice.