The masses are the material of democracy, but its form-that is to say, the laws which express the general reason, justice, and utility-can only be rightly shaped by wisdom, which is by no means a universal property.

A belief is not true simply because it is useful.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

In health there is freedom. Health is the first of all liberties.

Only evil grows of itself, while for goodness we want effort and courage.