Even the ablest pilots are willing to receive advice from passengers in tempestuous weather.

He who acknowledges a kindness has it still, and he who has a grateful sense of it has requited it.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

Every animal loves itself.

For just as some women are said to be handsome though without adornment, so this subtle manner of speech, though lacking in artificial graces, delights us.

To know the laws is not to memorize their letter but to grasp their full force and meaning.

What is more agreeable than one's home?