If I Knew Something That Would Serve

The Mood And Temper Of The Public In Regard To The Treatment Of Crime And Criminals Is One Of The Most Unfailing Tests Of The Civilisation Of Any Country.

To Succeed In The World We Must Look Foolish But Be Wise.

If You Run After Wit, You Will Succeed In Catching Folly.

If I Knew Of Something That Could Serve My Nation But Would Ruin Another, I Would Not Propose It To My Prince, For I Am First A Man And Only Then A Frenchman... Because I Am Necessarily A Man, And Only Accidentally Am I French.

Love Of Reading Enables A Man To Exchange The Weary Hours, Which Come To Every One, For Hours Of Delight.