Nature never deceives us； it is always we who deceive ourselves.
It is not enough to conquer； one must learn to seduce.
Liberty is obedience to self-imposed law.
The greater the obstacle， the more glory in overcoming it.
Our wisdom comes from our experience， and our experience comes from our foolishness.
Patience is bitter， but its fruit is sweet.
The worst of all deceptions is self-deception.
Man is not the creature of circumstances； circumstances are the creatures of men.
In everything， there is a limit beyond which we cannot go.
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates， and the magistrates obey the law.
To live is not to breathe， but to act.
The general will is always right， but the judgment which guides it is not always enlightened.
Virtue consists， not in abstaining from vice， but in not desiring it.
The greatest proof of our intellect is our ability to perceive our own limitations.
It is not the criminal things that are hardest to confess， but the ridiculous and shameful things.
The love of democracy is that of equality.
The person who is slowest in making a promise is the most faithful in performance of it.
We are all bound by the laws of our own natures.
Everything is good as it comes from the hands of the Maker of the world； everything degenerates in the hands of man.