The irrational in the human has something about it altogether repulsive and terrible, as we see in the maniac, the miser, the drunkard or the ape.

A country without a memory is a country of madmen.

Historical investigation has for its aim to fix the order and character of events throughout past time and in all places. The task is frankly superhuman.

People are usually more firmly convinced that their opinions are precious than that they are true.

Docility is the observable half of reason.

For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.

Religion is the natural reaction of the imagination when confronted by the difficulties in a truculent world.