Republics End Through Luxury; Monarchies Through Poverty.

I Have Always Observed That To Succeed In The World One Should Seem A Fool, But Be Wise.

Democracy Has Two Excesses To Avoid: The Spirit Of Inequality, Which Leads To An Aristocracy, Or To The Government Of A Single Individual; And The Spirit Of Extreme Equality, Which Conducts It To Despotism, As The Despotism Of A Single Individual Finishes By Conquest.

Success In The Majority Of Circumstances Depends On Knowing How Long It Takes To Succeed.

We Must Have Constantly Present In Our Minds The Difference Between Independence And Liberty. Liberty Is A Right Of Doing Whatever The Laws Permit, And If A Citizen Could Do What They Forbid He Would No Longer Be Possessed Of Liberty.

The Laws Do Not Take Upon Them To Punish Any Other Than Overt Acts.