Philosopher

There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death.

There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death.

If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.

Saya suka petani; mereka tidak cukup bijaksana untuk beralasan buruk.

Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.

Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.

Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

Weak minds exaggerate too much the wrong done to the Africans.

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.

What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.

It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.

Kebebasan adalah hak untuk melakukan apapun yang diizinkan oleh hukum.

Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer.

The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

Happy the people whose annals are tiresome.

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.

The object of war is victory; that of victory is conquest; and that of conquest preservation.

Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.

Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.