People never believe in volcanoes until the lava actually overtakes them.
The quality of wit inspires more admiration than confidence
Even under the most favorable circumstances no mortal can be asked to seize the truth in its wholeness or at its center.
Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.
Columbus gave the world another world.
To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman.