"When the body of the people in a republic possess the supreme power, this is called a democracy."

"The less we read, the more we admire."

"The state of monarchy is the most powerful of all governments."

"We should not be surprised to see the great men of history so often overcome by fortune. It is because they were not great enough to despise it."

"The custom of exposing children was very frequent among the Greeks, because they had no families."