Slowness Is Frequently The Cause Of Much

As Virtue Is Necessary In A Republic, And Honor In A Monarchy, Fear Is What Is Required In A Despotism. As For Virtue, It Is Not At All Necessary, And Honor Would Be Dangerous There.

I Have Read Descriptions Of Paradise That Would Make Any Sensible Person Stop Wanting To Go There.

There Is No Nation So Powerful, As The One That Obeys Its Laws Not From Principals Of Fear Or Reason, But From Passion.

In The Matter Of Dress One Should Always Keep Below One's Ability.

Men Should Be Bewailed At Their Birth, And Not At Their Death.