When Virtue Is Banished, Ambition Invades The

The Public Business Must Be Carried On With A Certain Motion, Neither Too Quick Nor Too Slow.

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

Do You Think That God Will Punish Them For Not Practicing A Religion Which He Did Not Reveal To Them?

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.

I Never Listen To Calumnies, Because If They Are Untrue I Run The Risk Of Being Deceived, And If They Be True, Of Hating Persons Not Worth Thinking About.