Mediocrity Is A Hand-rail.

The Spirit Of Moderation Should Also Be The Spirit Of The Lawgiver.

It Is Not The Young People That Degenerate; They Are Not Spoiled Till Those Of Mature Age Are Already Sunk Into Corruption.

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

When The Savages Of Louisiana Wish To Have Fruit, They Cut The Tree At The Bottom And Gather The Fruit. That Is Exactly A Despotic Government.

When Virtue Is Banished, Ambition Invades The Minds Of Those Who Are Disposed To Receive It And Avarice Possesses The Whole Community.