Peace is liberty in tranquillity.

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved.

Knowledge which is divorced from justice, may be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

The wise are instructed by reason, average minds by experience, the stupid by necessity and the brute by instinct.

The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind.

A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.

Justice consists of doing no one injury, decency in giving no one offense.

The foundation of justice is good faith.

In everything, satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures.