Power is the sum total of the wills of the mass, transfered by express or tactic agreement to rulers chosen by the masses.

The magnanimity and sensibility of a lady who faints when she sees a calf being killed: she is so kindhearted that she can't look at blood, but enjoys eating the calf served up with sauce.

At moments of departure and a change of life, people capable of reflecting on their actions usually get into a serious state of mind. At these moments they usually take stock of the past and make plans for the future.

The subject of history is the life of peoples and of humanity. To catch and pin down in words--that is, to describe directly the life, not only of humanity, but even of a single people, appears to be impossible.

India, which is the nursery of the great faiths of the world

The ideas of the wise have been tested by centuries. Everything medium is lost and only original, deep and useful things are left.

The more is given the less the people will work for themselves, and the less they work the more their poverty will increase.