To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not merely the proper occupation of the historian, but the inalienable privilege of any man of parts and culture.
Lean on principles, one day they'll end up giving way.
History is only gossip.
The note of the perfect personality is not rebellion, but peace.
A mutual misunderstanding.
I don’t write this letter to put bitterness into your heart, but to pluck it out of mine. For my own sake I must forgive you.