The pursuit of politics is religion, morality, and poetry all in one.
O memory, thou bitter sweet,--both a joy and a scourge!
It is not enough to forgive; one must forget.
We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love
there is not enough interest in life to spread over twenty-four hours when one can't sleep.
The life of famous men was more glorious in antiquity; the life of obscure men is happier with the moderns.