Heaven rarely makes it so that the man who wants and the man who can are born together.
Political truth, in whatever form it may appear, is nothing more than order and freedom.
Forests precede civilizations, deserts follow them.
Our illusions know no bounds; we taste the bitterness of the cup a thousand times and yet, we still bring our lips to its edge.
The death penalty has only been perpetuated by a kind of legal crime.
I do not believe that the art of quotation is within the reach of those small spirits who, finding nothing within themselves, must take everything from others.
A good action is an insolent lesson for those who do not have the courage to execute it.
Institutions go through three periods: that of service, that of privileges, and that of abuse.
The independence of thought is the noblest aristocracy.