Come, Death, and snatch me from disgrace.

Vanity, indeed, is the very antidote to conceit; for while the former makes us all nerve to the opinion of others, the latter is perfectly satisfied with its opinion of itself.

One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is telling him gently of a fault. If any other can excel it, it is listening to such a disclosure with gratitude, and amending the error.

Genius is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.

We cannot of ourselves estimate the degree of our success in what we strive for.

We must remember how apt man is to extremes--rushing from credulity and weakness to suspicion and distrust.

Archaeology is not only the hand maid of history, it is also the conservator of art.