History is the teacher of life

I never heard of an old man forgetting where he had buried his money. Old people remember what interests them: the dates fixed for their lawsuits, and the names of their debtors and creditors.

If a man could mount to Heaven and survey the mighty universe, his admiration of its beauties would be much diminished unless he had someone to share in his pleasure.

Read at every wait; read at all hours; read within leisure; read in times of labor; read as one goes in; read as one goest out. The task of the educated mind is simply put: read to lead.

Philosophy is the true mother of science.

For what people have always sought is equality before the law. For rights that were not open to all alike would be no rights.

The first bond of society is the marriage tie; the next our children; then the whole family of our house, and all things in common.