I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.

In peace children inter their parents, war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children.

Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.

Chances rule men and not men chances.

Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.

Tell Greece that her spring has been taken out of her year.

Dreams in general take their rise from those incidents which have most occupied the thoughts during the day.