"It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles."

"A man who is used to acting in one way, cannot change; because he cannot, he is ruined."

"Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others."

"The desire to acquire is truly a very natural and common thing; and when men who are able to do so acquire, they are always praised and not blamed; but when they are not able to do so, and yet wish to…"

"Men are by nature much more inclined to evil than to good; and therefore, if you would have the good, you must put them under the necessity of being so."