The waves have rolled upon me, the billows are repeatedly broken over me, yet I am not sunk down.

The rights of the individual should be the primary object of all governments.

The origin of all power is in the people, and they have an incontestable right to check the creatures of their own creation.

No republic ever yet stood on a stable foundation without satisfying the common people.

It may be a mistake, that man, in a state of nature, is more disposed to cruelty than courtesy

The British were indeed very far superior to the Americans in every respect necessary to military operations, except the revivified courage and resolution, the result of sudden success after despair.

The study of the human character opens at once a beautiful and a deformed picture of the soul.

Mankind may amuse themselves with theoretic systems of liberty... but we can only discern its true value by the practical and wretched effects of slavery.

But in the hero ne'er forget the man.

To learn to die is an heroic work.

Democratic principles are the result of equality of condition.

A wolf is clever-clever-clever, and they are as faithful as a debt unpaid.

There are already plenty of people who will take a firm stand on the need to be competely impartial between right and wrong.

Tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.

Master technique and then forget about it and be natural.

A secret at home is like rocks under tide.

The gems of philosophy are not less precious because they are not understood.

It was too bad, but sometimes a little knowledge could ruin your whole day, or at least take off some of the shine.

When I retire I'm going to spend my evenings by the fireplace going through those boxes. There are things in there that ought to be burned.

We build our character as a carapace to keep away the fear of the abyss. That's what our character is for.

Foppery is the egotism of clothes.