“The only way to make men speak well of us is to do it.”

“Let us work without reasoning,' said Martin; 'it is the only way to make life endurable.”

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”

“Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.”

“God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.”

“Men employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.”

“Men use thought only as authority for their injustice, and employ speech only to conceal their thoughts.”