The mind resorts to reason for want of training.

Chaos breeds life; Order creates habit.

Only on the edge of the grave can man conclude anything.

I have written too much history to have faith in it; and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him.

My favorite figure of the American author is that of a man who breeds a favorite dog, which he throws into the Mississippi River for the pleasure of making a splash. The river does not splash, but it drowns the dog.

Analogies are figures intended to serve as fatal weapons if they succeed, and as innocent toys if they fail.

The historian must not try to know what is truth, if he values his honesty; for if he cares for his truths, he is certain to falsify his facts.