Ennui is the desire of activity without the fit means of gratifying the desire.

In 1688 England contracted to the Netherlands the highest debt that one nation can owe to another. Herself not knowing how to recover her liberties, they were restored by men of the United Provinces.

Libraries collect the works of genius of every language and every age.

Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.

I find the name of Jesus Christ written on the top of every page of modern history.

Institutions may crumble and governments fall, but it is only that they may renew a better youth, and mount upwards like the eagle.

The measure of progress of civilization is the progress of the people.