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.

All spiritual interests are supported by animal life.

Man is a fighting animal; his thoughts are his banners, and it is a failure of nerve in him if they are only thoughts.

The only kind of reform usually possible is reform from within; a more intimate study and more intelligent use of the traditional forms.

Nature in denying us perennial youth has at least invited us to become unselfish and noble.

Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no direction is set for possible improvement: and when experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual.

Never have I enjoyed youth so thoroughly as I have in my old age