All men are children, and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed, and wakes them in the morning.

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood.

Of all religions, the Christian should of course inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men.

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.