A good imitation is the most perfect originality

Man can have only a certain number of teeth, hair and ideas; there comes a time when he necessarily loses his teeth, hair and ideas.

It is not more surprising to be born twice than once; everything in nature is resurrection.

All the ancient histories, as one of our wits say, are just fables that have been agreed upon

History is the study of the world's crime

Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.

Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value - zero.