Integrity Is The Evidence Of All Civil

The Wisest Among Us Is Very Lucky Never To Have Met The Woman, Be She Beautiful Or Ugly, Intelligent Or Stupid, Who Could Drive Him Crazy Enough To Be Fit To Be Put Into An Asylum.

Mankind Have Banned The Divinity From Their Presence; They Have Relegated Him To A Sanctuary; The Walls Of The Temple Restrict His View; He Does Not Exist Outside Of It.

Our Observation Of Nature Must Be Diligent, Our Reflection Profound, And Our Experiments Exact. We Rarely See These Three Means Combined; And For This Reason, Creative Geniuses Are Not Common.

All Things Must Be Examined, Debated, Investigated Without Exception And Without Regard For Anyone's Feelings.

The Arbitrary Rule Of A Just And Enlightened Prince Is Always Bad. His Virtues Are The Most Dangerous And The Surest Form Of Seduction: They Lull A People Imperceptibly Into The Habit Of Loving, Respecting, And Serving His Successor, Whoever That Successor May Be, No Matter How Wicked Or Stupid.