The march of the human mind is slow.

One source of the sublime is infinity.

He who calls in the aid of an equal understanding doubles his own; and he who profits by a superior understanding raises his powers to a level with the height of the superior standing he unites with.

Not men but measures a sort of charm by which many people get loose from every honorable engagement.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

The question is not whether you have a right to render people miserable, but whether it is not in your best interest to make them happy.