I have been as sincere a worshipper of Aurora as the Greeks.

The progress from an absolute to a limited monarchy, from a limited monarchy to a democracy, is a progress toward a true respect for the individual.

I often accuse my finest acquaintances of an immense frivolity; for, while there are manners and compliments we do not meet, we donot teach one another the lessons of honesty and sincerity that the brutes do, or of steadiness and solidity that the rocks do. The fault is commonly mutual; however, for we do not habitually demand any more of each other.

That so many are ready to live by luck, and so get the means of commanding the labor of others less lucky, without contributing any value to society! And that is called enterprise! I know of no more startling development of the immorality of trade, and all the common modes of getting a living.

Columbus felt the westward tendency more strongly than any before. He obeyed it, and found a New World for Castile and Leon.

To have made even one person's life a little better, that is to succeed.

Nature, even when she is scant and thin outwardly, satisfies us still by the assurance of a certain generosity at the roots.