In the gates of eternity the black hand and the white hand hold each other with equal clasp.

Rome is an astonishment!

Why don't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women?

The pain of discipline is short, but the glory of the fruition is eternal.

It is generally understood that men don't aspire after the absolute right, but only to do about as well as the rest of the world.

I make no manner of doubt that you threw a very diamond of truth at me, though you see it hit me so directly in the face that it wasn't exactly appreciated, at first.

Common sense is seeing things as they are; and doing things as they ought to be.