The English Are Busy; They Don't Have

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

Brutes Are Deprived Of The High Advantages Which We Have; But They Have Some Which We Have Not. They Have Not Our Hopes, But Theyare Without Our Fears; They Are Subject Like Us To Death, But Without Knowing It; Even Most Of Them Are More Attentive Than We To Self-preservation, And Do Not Make So Bad A Use Of Their Passions.

The Alms Given To A Naked Man In The Street Do Not Fulfil The Obligations Of The State, Which Owes To Every Citizen A Certain Subsistence, A Proper Nourishment, Convenient Clothing, And A Kind Of Life Not Incompatible With Health.

In A Republic There Is No Coercive Force As In Other Governments, The Laws Must Therefore Endeavor To Supply This Defect.

The Power Of Divorce Can Be Given Only To Those Who Feel The Inconveniences Of Marriage, And Who Are Sensible Of The Moment When It Is For Their Interest To Make Them Cease.