It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

The necessity of saying something, the embarrassment produced by the consciousness of having nothing to say, and the desire to exhibit ability, are three things sufficient to render even a great man ridiculous.

Be bold, proclaim it everywhere: They only live who dare.

We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.

In all the disputes which have excited Christians against each other, Rome has invariably decided in favor of that opinion which tended most towards the suppression of the human intellect and the annihilation of the reasoning powers.

When we cannot use the compass of mathematics or the torch of experience...it is certain we cannot take a single step forward.

Will is wish, and liberty is power.