Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.

Orators are most vehement when their cause is weak.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

The safety of the people shall be the highest law.

No one can give you better advice than yourself.

Not cohabitation but consensus constitutes marriage.

All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

Nothing is so strongly fortified that it cannot be taken by money.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.