"The innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new."

"The nature of men is such that they are much beholden to those who do them good, and they are much offended by those who do them evil."

"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws."

"He who blinds himself to reality must prepare to be destroyed."

"Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions."