“The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volume of human nature, by the Hand of Divinity itse...”

“It has been frequently remarked, that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country to decide, by their conduct and example, the important question, whether societies of men are real...”

“An avaricious man might be tempted to betray the interests of the state for the acquisition of wealth.No. 75”

“Who talks most about freedom and equality? Is it not those who hold the bill of rights in one hand and a whip for affrighted slaves in the other?”

“When avarice takes the lead in a state, it is commonly the forerunner of its fall.”

“Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.”

“I like 'The Three Musketeers.' I like those kind of cool things where they were having a robe and a sword.”

“It's an amazing thing to watch a lizard fold a moth into its mouth, like a sword swallower who specialises in umbrellas.”

“My uncle always said that it was the sword in a man's hand that determined his worth, not the one between his legs.”

“It is best to rise from life as from a banquet neither thirsty nor drunken.”

“To live long it is necessary to live slowly.”

“A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue but moderation in principle is always a vice.”

“There is a level of consciousness between sleeping and fully wakening when the worries of the day have not settled upon us; the body is stilled, and the senses wholly receptive. If the sun is brigh...”