Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.

It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.

The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.

We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.

Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.

For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.

Liberty... is there only when there is no abuse of power.

Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.

I need an endorphin boost.” “And making out in an abandoned barn with me will give you one?” “No, it will probably put me in an endorphin coma, and I’m more than happy to test the theory.

The amygdala, along with related areas..., plays a crucial role in coordinating perceptions with memory and behavior. These regions are especially sensitive to social interactions.

Reticences are as revealing as avowals.

I feel all those human beings to be pernicious who can no longer oppose what they love: they thereby ruin the best things and people.

I never had only one job. I was either playing ball or writing or doing TV or modeling.

Jesus never instructed men to do what was right because it was right; yet this is the true reason why they should do it.

Only as we give the children the truth about life can we expect any improvement in it.

Always I believe that I can play better. But I am happy.

It is a language which is being molded by writers to do delicate things and yet be in the grasp of superficially educated people.

Now that I think about it, you’d have to be a glutton for punishment to keep coming near me given my acerbic personality where you’re concerned. (Tory)