To have seen Italy without having seen Sicily is to not have seen Italy at all, for Sicily is the clue to everything.

The hero draws inspiration from the virtue of his ancestors.

When intelligent and sensible people despise knowledge in their old age, it is only because they have asked too much of it and of themselves.

The formation of one's character ought to be everyone's chief aim.

A vi'let on the meadow grew, That no one saw, that no one knew, It was a modest flower. A shepherdess pass'd by that way-- Light footed, pretty and so gay; That way she came, Softly warbling forth her lay.

If the mass of people hesitate to act, strike with swiftly and with boldness, the brave heart that understands and seizes opportunity can everything.

Truth has to be repeated constantly, because Error also is being preached all the time, and not just by a few, but by the multitude. In the Press and Encyclopaedias, in Schools and Universities, everywhere Error holds sway, feeling happy and comfortable in the knowledge of having Majority on its side.