"As for the law of nations, it is founded on this principle, that the various nations ought to do each other in times of peace the most good possible, and in times of war the least evil possible, witho…"

"The custom of exposing children was very frequent among the Greeks, because they had no families."

"The people who have no kings are often more free than those who have."

"The most important quality of a minister of state is to know how to suffer."

"The most important thing for a wise man is to have a good wife."