Remorse is the punishment of crime; repentance, its expiation. The former appertains to a tormented conscience; the latter to a soul changed for the better.

If authorities were well organized, there would not be an Unknown Warrior.

We live in an age in which superfluous ideas abound and essential ideas are lacking.

Haughty people seem to me to have, like the dwarfs, the stature of a child and the face of a man.

Mediocrity is excellence in the eyes of the mediocre.

If you would live happily, do not exaggerate life's evils, nor slight her blessings.

Moderation consists in being moved as angels are moved.