All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.

Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.

Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

Do I dare set forth here the most important, the most useful rule of all education? It is not to save time, but to squander it.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.

Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.

Base souls have no faith in great individuals.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken.