The endurance of the inequalities of life by the poor is the marvel of human society.
In everyday things the law of sacrifice takes the form of positive duty.
The better one is morally the less aware they are of their virtue.
Where nature is sovereign, there is no need of austerity and self-denial.
The first duty of an historian is to be on his guard against his own sympathies...
Crime is not punished as an offense against God, but as prejudicial to society.