Passion Makes Us Feel, But

Happy The People Whose Annals Are Tiresome.

As Virtue Is Necessary In A Republic, And Honor In A Monarchy, Fear Is What Is Required In A Despotism. As For Virtue, It Is Not At All Necessary, And Honor Would Be Dangerous There.

But Constant Experience Shows Us That Every Man Invested With Power Is Apt To Abuse It, And To Carry His Authority As Far As It Will Go.

Solemnity Is The Shield Of Idiots

When We Seek After Wit, We Discover Only Foolishness.