The genius of life is friendly to the noble, and, in the dark, brings them friends from far.
Hospitality consists in a little fire, a little food, and an immense quiet
Teach the children! It is painting in fresco.
There is nothing in history to parallel the influence of Jesus Christ.
A man passes for that he is worth. What he is engraves itself on his face, on his form, on his fortunes, in letters of light. Concealment avails him nothing; boasting nothing. There is confession in the glances of our eyes; in our smiles; in salutations; and the grasp of hands.
Every actual State is corrupt. Good men must not obey the laws too well. What satire on government can equal the severity of censure conveyed in the word politics ....?