It is the soul itself which sees and hears, and not those parts which are, as it were, but windows to the soul.

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life and brings us tidings of antiquities. 


Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.

A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him.

That which is usually called dotage is not the weak point of all old men, but only of such as are distinguished by their levity.

Freedom is a man's natural power of doing what he pleases, so far as he is not prevented by force or law.

There is no quality I would rather have, and be thought to have, than gratitude. For it is not only the greatest virtue, but is the mother of all the rest.