What is the first part of politics? Education. The second? Education. And the third? Education.

Woman is the Sunday of man: not his repose only, but his joy; the salt of his life.

Great hearts alone understand how much glory there is in being good.

What manly eloquence could produce such an effect as woman's silence?

The historian's first duties are sacrilege and the mocking of false gods. They are his indispensable instruments for establishing the truth.

Improvement depends far less upon length of tasks and hours of application than is supposed. Children can take in but a little each day; they are like vases with a narrow neck; you may pour little or pour much, but much will not enter at a time.

He who knows how to be poor knows everything.