The falsification of history has done more to impede human development than any one thing known to mankind.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable?

People in their natural state are basically good. But this natural innocence,however, is corrupted by the evils of society.

The man who meditates is a depraved animal.

It is believed that physiognomy is only a simple development of the features already marked out by nature. It is my opinion, however, that in addition to this development, the features come insensibly to be formed and assume their shape from the frequent and habitual expression of certain affections of the soul. These affections are marked on the countenance; nothing is more certain than this; and when they turn into habits, they must leave on it durable impressions.

We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life; born a human being, and born a man.