Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces.

Base souls have no faith in great individuals.

Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it. Has it ever been said that a man who throws himself out the window to escape from a fire is guilty of suicide?

God made me and broke the mold.

Days of absence, sad and dreary, Clothed in sorrow's dark array, Days of absence, I am weary; She I love is far away.

Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.

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

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

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

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken.