The errors of the observer come from the qualities of the human mind.

Like the star that shines afar, Without haste and without rest, Let each one wheel with steady sway Round the task that rules the day, And do their best.

The best benefit we derive from history is the enthusiasm it excites.

One mind is enough for a thousand hands.

Superstition belongs to the essence of mankind and takes refuge, when one thinks one has suppressed it completely, in the strangest nooks and crannies; once it is safely ensconced there, it suddenly reappears.

At the end of life thoughts hitherto impossible come to the collected mind, like good spirits which let themselves down from the shining heights of the past.

It is better for you to suffer an injustice than for the world to be without law. Therefore, let everyone submit to the law.