This is the age in which hills can look down upon the mountains.

He who receives money in trust to administer for the benefit of its owner, and uses it either for his own interest or against the wishes of its rightful owner, is a thief.

An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to self-preservation and life.

The force of passion is balanced by the force of interest.

I know that when the world surrenders, pallid, to repose, the murmur of a tranquil stream through the deep silence flows.

Our wine is bitter, but it is our wine.

But when women are moved and lend help, when women, who are by nature calm and controlled, give encouragement and applause, when virtuous and knowledgeable women grace the endeavor with their sweet love, then it is invincible.