History is the action and reaction of these two, nature and thought.
In a virtuous action, I properly am; in a virtuous act, I add to the world; I plant into deserts conquered from Chaos and Nothing, and see the darkness receding on the limits of the horizon.
We judge of man's wisdom by his hope.
If we follow the truth, it will bring us out safe at last.
The maxim of courts is that manner is power.
Because the soul is progressive, it never quite repeats itself, but in every act attempts the production of a new and fairer whole.