Luxury Ruins Republics; Poverty, Monarchies.

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.

The Incomparable Stupidity Of Life Teaches Us To Love Our Parents; Divine Philosophy Teaches Us To Forgive Them.

There Is Only One Thing That Can Form A Bond Between Men, And That Is Gratitude... We Cannot Give Someone Else Greater Power Over Us Than We Have Ourselves.

In Republican Governments, Men Are All Equal; Equal They Are Also In Despotic Governments: In The Former, Because They Are Everything; In The Latter, Because They Are Nothing.

It Is Rare To Find Learned Men Who Are Clean, Do Not Stink And Have A Sense Of Humour.