The history of the Franks becomes, therefore, the history of the Netherlands.

A soil, exhausted by the long culture of Pagan empires, was to lie fallow for a still longer period.

A talent for repartee is one that increases with practice.

A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold.

Monuments! what are they? the very pyramids have forgotten their builders, or to whom they were dedicated. Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great.

History shows how feeble are barriers of paper.

Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessities.