Ordinarily men exercise their memory much more than their judgment.
What a solace Christianity must be to one who has an undoubted conviction of its truth!
When I had the honor to be a second lieutenant, I ate dry bread, but I never let anyone know that I was poor.
I would rather have a general who was lucky than one who was good.
The populace judges of the power of God by the power of the priests.
Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.