The effect of great and inevitable misfortune is to elevate those souls which it does not deprive of all virtue.

The effect of great and inevitable misfortune is to elevate those souls which it does not deprive of all virtue.

Common sense is the genius of mankind.

The spirit of revolution, the spirit of insurrection, is a spirit radically opposed to liberty

Modesty is a shining light; it prepares the mind to receive knowledge, and the heart for truth.

The world belongs to optimists; the pessimists are only spectators.

Do not be afraid of enthusiasm. You need it. You can do nothing effectively without it.