Strict law is often great injustice.

It is a common saying that many pecks of salt must be eaten before the duties of friendship can be discharged.

It is pleasant to recall past troubles.

The authors who affect contempt for a name in the world put their names to the books which they invite the world to read.

No one is so old that he does not think he could live another year.

The first law for the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth. The second is that he shall suppress nothing that is true. Moreover, there shall be no suspicion of partiality in his writing, or of malice.

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.