The progress of religion is steadily to its identity with morals. Strength enters just as much as the moral element prevails.

All infractions of love and equity in our social relations are speedily punished-by fear...be honest with a man and you have no fear. Try to deceive and the relationship deteriorates.

A man should give us a sense of mass.

Almost all people descend to meet. All association must be a compromise, and, what is worst, the very flower and aroma of the flower of each of the beautiful natures disappears as they approach each other.

Let us not forget the genial miraculous force we have known to proceed from a book.

He, who loves the bristle of bayonets, only sees in their glitter what beforehand he feels in his hand.

When there is sympathy, there needs but one wise man in a company and all are wise,--so, a blockhead makes a blockhead of his companion. Wonderful power to benumb possesses this brother.