Montesquieu quotes:

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

I can assure you that no kingdom has ever had as many civil wars as the kingdom of Christ.

History is full of religious wars; but, we must take care to observe, it was not the multiplicity of religions that produced these wars, it was the intolerating spirit which animated that one which thought she had the power of governing.

Every man is capable of doing good to another, but to contribute to the happiness of an entire society is to become akin to the gods