"The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade."

"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they."

"To be well governed, a state must be small."

"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."

"A man who has been aroused by a woman's modesty will be more deeply moved by her charms."